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Recognised as Colour

#E34ECD

  • #E34ECD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E34ECD is a magenta with RGB values 227, 78, 205 and HSL 309°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E34ECD#E34ECD
HEX#E34ECD
RGBrgb(227, 78, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3059, 0.8039
RGB percentages89%, 30.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(308.9, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 65.6%, 9.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,896,845
CSS custom property--colour: #E34ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#1CB132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E94C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ED5987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Violet · ΔE 18.6Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EE364
Analogous#AF4EE3, #E34E82
Triadic#CDE34E, #4ECDE3
Split complementary#82E34E, #4EE3AF
Tetradic#E3AF4E, #4EE364, #4E83E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#F8D2F2
Lighter +20%#F1A6E6
Lighter +10%#EA7AD9
Darker −10%#DB23C0
Darker −20%#AF1C99
Darker −30%#831573
Darker −40%#570E4C
More saturated +25%#FD34DF
Less saturated −25%#C968BB

Channel breakdown

R227
G78
B205
Red227 (89%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue308.86°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 4E · B CD

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