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Recognised as Colour

#E42DDD

  • #E42DDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E42DDD is a magenta with RGB values 228, 45, 221 and HSL 302°, 77%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E42DDD#E42DDD
HEX#E42DDD
RGBrgb(228, 45, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1765, 0.8667
RGB percentages89.4%, 17.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(302.3, 77.2%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.3, 80.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 80.3%, 3.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,953,949
CSS custom property--colour: #E42DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1BD222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EC4B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19.1Magenta · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Blue violet · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DE434
Analogous#8F2DE4, #E42D82
Triadic#DDE42D, #2DDDE4
Split complementary#82E42D, #2DE48F
Tetradic#E48F2D, #2DE434, #2D82E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE2FA
Lighter +30%#F5B5F3
Lighter +20%#F087EC
Lighter +10%#EA5AE4
Darker −10%#C519BE
Darker −20%#981392
Darker −30%#6A0E67
Darker −40%#3D083B
More saturated +25%#FF12F6
Less saturated −25%#C64BC2

Channel breakdown

R228
G45
B221
Red228 (89.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue302.3°
Saturation (HSL)77.22%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 2D · B DD

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