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Recognised as Colour

#E36FDD

  • #E36FDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E36FDD is a magenta with RGB values 227, 111, 221 and HSL 303°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E36FDD#E36FDD
HEX#E36FDD
RGBrgb(227, 111, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4353, 0.8667
RGB percentages89%, 43.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(303.1, 67.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 51.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 2.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,905,309
CSS custom property--colour: #E36FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#1C9022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6791E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EA7A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.8Violet · ΔE 6.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Hot pink · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Medium violet red · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FE375
Analogous#AF6FE3, #E36FA3
Triadic#DDE36F, #6FDDE3
Split complementary#A3E36F, #6FE3AF
Tetradic#E3AF6F, #6FE375, #6FA3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCEFFB
Lighter +20%#F4C4F1
Lighter +10%#EB9AE7
Darker −10%#DB44D3
Darker −20%#C626BD
Darker −30%#9B1E94
Darker −40%#70166C
More saturated +25%#F859F0
Less saturated −25%#CD84CA

Channel breakdown

R227
G111
B221
Red227 (89%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue303.1°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 6F · B DD

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