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Recognised as Colour

#E42FC8

  • #E42FC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E42FC8 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 47, 200 and HSL 309°, 77%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E42FC8#E42FC8
HEX#E42FC8
RGBrgb(228, 47, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1843, 0.7843
RGB percentages89.4%, 18.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(309.3, 77%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 79.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 12.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,954,440
CSS custom property--colour: #E42FC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1BD037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3072CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original
Deuteranopia#758CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F0407Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 26.5Medium violet red · ΔE 27.3Violet · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FE44B
Analogous#A62FE4, #E42F6E
Triadic#C8E42F, #2FC8E4
Split complementary#6DE42F, #2FE4A6
Tetradic#E4A62F, #2FE44B, #2F6EE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE4F8
Lighter +30%#F6B6EC
Lighter +20%#F089E0
Lighter +10%#EA5CD4
Darker −10%#C61AAC
Darker −20%#991485
Darker −30%#6C0E5D
Darker −40%#3F0836
More saturated +25%#FF14DB
Less saturated −25%#C74CB4

Channel breakdown

R228
G47
B200
Red228 (89.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue309.28°
Saturation (HSL)77.02%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 2F · B C8

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