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Recognised as Colour

#E36CAE

  • #E36CAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E36CAE is a magenta with RGB values 227, 108, 174 and HSL 327°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E36CAE#E36CAE
HEX#E36CAE
RGBrgb(227, 108, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4235, 0.6824
RGB percentages89%, 42.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(326.7, 68%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 52.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 23.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,904,494
CSS custom property--colour: #E36CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#1C9351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#989DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F16985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.5Pale violetred · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CE3A1
Analogous#DC6CE3, #E36C73
Triadic#AEE36C, #6CAEE3
Split complementary#73E36C, #6CE3DC
Tetradic#E3DC6C, #6CE3A1, #6C73E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEDF5
Lighter +20%#F3C2DD
Lighter +10%#EB97C6
Darker −10%#DB4196
Darker −20%#C4257D
Darker −30%#991D62
Darker −40%#6E1546
More saturated +25%#F956B0
Less saturated −25%#CD82AC

Channel breakdown

R227
G108
B174
Red227 (89%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue326.72°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 6C · B AE

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