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Recognised as Colour

#E396CE

  • #E396CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E396CE is a magenta with RGB values 227, 150, 206 and HSL 316°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E396CE#E396CE
HEX#E396CE
RGBrgb(227, 150, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5882, 0.8078
RGB percentages89%, 58.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(316.4, 57.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 33.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 9.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,915,278
CSS custom property--colour: #E396CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#1C6931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A8D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EB98AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.2Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9Light pink · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 26.6Thistle · ΔE 26.6Pink · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E3AB
Analogous#D296E3, #E396A8
Triadic#CEE396, #96CEE3
Split complementary#A8E396, #96E3D2
Tetradic#E3D296, #96E3AB, #96A8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E7F4
Lighter +10%#EEBEE1
Darker −10%#D86EBB
Darker −20%#CE45A8
Darker −30%#B12F8D
Darker −40%#89246D
More saturated +25%#F485D6
Less saturated −25%#D2A7C6

Channel breakdown

R227
G150
B206
Red227 (89%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue316.36°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 96 · B CE

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