Colour

#E355FD

#E355FD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#E355FD is a magenta with RGB values 227, 85, 253 and HSL 291°, 98%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#E355FD#E355FD

HEX#E355FD

RGBrgb(227, 85, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3333, 0.9922

RGB percentages89%, 33.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(290.7, 97.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 66.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK10.3%, 66.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,898,685

CSS custom property--colour: #E355FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#1CAA02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C8BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#679AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E572A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2 Magenta · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FFD55

Analogous#8F55FD, #FD55C3

Triadic#FDE355, #55FDE3

Split complementary#C3FD55, #55FD8F

Tetradic#FD8F55, #6FFD55, #55C3FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCECFF

Lighter +20%#F4BAFE

Lighter +10%#EB87FE

Darker −10%#DB23FC

Darker −20%#C603E9

Darker −30%#9B02B7

Darker −40%#700284

More saturated +25%#E453FF

Less saturated −25%#D46AE8

Channel breakdown

R227

G85

B253

Red227 (89%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue290.71°

Saturation (HSL)97.67%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E3 · G 55 · B FD

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