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Recognised as Colour

#E40CC8

  • #E40CC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E40CC8 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 12, 200 and HSL 308°, 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

#E40CC8#E40CC8
HEX#E40CC8
RGBrgb(228, 12, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0471, 0.7843
RGB percentages89.4%, 4.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(307.8, 90%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 94.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 12.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,945,480
CSS custom property--colour: #E40CC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#1BF337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C6CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E88C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F02E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 23.9Magenta · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29Dark magenta · ΔE 30.9Medium violet red · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 23.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CE428
Analogous#940CE4, #E40C5C
Triadic#C8E40C, #0CC8E4
Split complementary#5CE40C, #0CE494
Tetradic#E4940C, #0CE428, #0C5CE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCC0F4
Lighter +30%#F990EB
Lighter +20%#F75FE3
Lighter +10%#F42FDA
Darker −10%#B4099D
Darker −20%#830773
Darker −30%#530448
Darker −40%#22021E
More saturated +25%#F000D1
Less saturated −25%#C62AB2

Channel breakdown

R228
G12
B200
Red228 (89.4%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue307.78°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 0C · B C8

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