Colour

#E42CED

#E42CED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#E42CED is a magenta with RGB values 228, 44, 237 and HSL 297°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#E42CED

RGBrgb(228, 44, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1725, 0.9294

RGB percentages89.4%, 17.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(297.2, 84.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 81.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK3.8%, 81.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,953,709

CSS custom property--colour: #E42CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#1BD312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EA5490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 13.2 Magenta · ΔE 13.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#35ED2C

Analogous#842CED, #ED2C96

Triadic#EDE42C, #2CEDE4

Split complementary#96ED2C, #2CED83

Tetradic#ED832C, #35ED2C, #2C96ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCE8FD

Lighter +30%#F6B9F9

Lighter +20%#F08AF5

Lighter +10%#EA5BF1

Darker −10%#CB12D4

Darker −20%#9E0EA5

Darker −30%#710A76

Darker −40%#440647

More saturated +25%#F41AFF

Less saturated −25%#CA49D0

Channel breakdown

R228

G44

B237

Red228 (89.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue297.2°

Saturation (HSL)84.28%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 2C · B ED

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Colour values

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