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Recognised as Colour

#E391C6

  • #E391C6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E391C6 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 145, 198 and HSL 321°, 59%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E391C6#E391C6
HEX#E391C6
RGBrgb(227, 145, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5686, 0.7765
RGB percentages89%, 56.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(321.2, 59.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 36.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 36.1%, 12.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,990
CSS custom property--colour: #E391C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1C6E39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A3C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B0C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC92A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.2Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9Light pink · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 26.4Pink · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E3AE
Analogous#D791E3, #E3919D
Triadic#C6E391, #91C6E3
Split complementary#9DE391, #91E3D7
Tetradic#E3D791, #91E3AE, #919DE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E2F0
Lighter +10%#EDBADB
Darker −10%#D968B1
Darker −20%#CE409C
Darker −30%#AF2C81
Darker −40%#862263
More saturated +25%#F480CB
Less saturated −25%#D2A2C1

Channel breakdown

R227
G145
B198
Red227 (89%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue321.22°
Saturation (HSL)59.42%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 91 · B C6

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