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Recognised as Colour

#E40CC5

  • #E40CC5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E40CC5 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 12, 197 and HSL 309°, 90%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E40CC5#E40CC5
HEX#E40CC5
RGBrgb(228, 12, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0471, 0.7725
RGB percentages89.4%, 4.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(308.6, 90%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 94.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 13.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,945,477
CSS custom property--colour: #E40CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#1BF33A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#156BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7088C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F02C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 25.4Magenta · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1Dark magenta · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 25.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CE42B
Analogous#970CE4, #E40C59
Triadic#C5E40C, #0CC5E4
Split complementary#59E40C, #0CE497
Tetradic#E4970C, #0CE42B, #0C59E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCC0F3
Lighter +30%#F990EA
Lighter +20%#F75FE1
Lighter +10%#F42FD8
Darker −10%#B4099B
Darker −20%#830771
Darker −30%#530447
Darker −40%#22021E
More saturated +25%#F000CE
Less saturated −25%#C62AB0

Channel breakdown

R228
G12
B197
Red228 (89.4%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue308.61°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 0C · B C5

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