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Recognised as Colour

#E37BEA

  • #E37BEA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E37BEA is a magenta with RGB values 227, 123, 234 and HSL 296°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E37BEA#E37BEA
HEX#E37BEA
RGBrgb(227, 123, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4824, 0.9176
RGB percentages89%, 48.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(296.2, 72.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 47.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK3%, 47.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,908,394
CSS custom property--colour: #E37BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1C8415

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6E9AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E788A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 3.69, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#82EA7B
Analogous#AC7BEA, #EA7BB9
Triadic#EAE37B, #7BEAE3
Split complementary#B9EA7B, #7BEAAC
Tetradic#EAAC7B, #82EA7B, #7BB9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D3F8
Lighter +10%#ECA7F1
Darker −10%#DA4FE3
Darker −20%#D023DC
Darker −30%#A71CB0
Darker −40%#7D1584
More saturated +25%#F468FD
Less saturated −25%#D28ED7

Channel breakdown

R227
G123
B234
Red227 (89%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue296.22°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G 7B · B EA

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