Colour

#E34CE5

#E34CE5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E34CE5 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 76, 229 and HSL 299°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E34CE5

RGBrgb(227, 76, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.298, 0.898

RGB percentages89%, 29.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(299.2, 74.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 66.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0.9%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,896,357

CSS custom property--colour: #E34CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#1CB31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3382E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7195E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E96293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 24.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9 Magenta · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4EE54C

Analogous#974CE5, #E54C9A

Triadic#E5E34C, #4CE5E3

Split complementary#9AE54C, #4CE597

Tetradic#E5974C, #4EE54C, #4C9AE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#F8D2F8

Lighter +20%#F1A5F2

Lighter +10%#EA79EB

Darker −10%#DB20DE

Darker −20%#AF1AB1

Darker −30%#831385

Darker −40%#570D58

More saturated +25%#FC32FF

Less saturated −25%#CA66CB

Channel breakdown

R227

G76

B229

Red227 (89%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue299.22°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E3 · G 4C · B E5

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