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Recognised as Colour

#E440A0

  • #E440A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E440A0 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 64, 160 and HSL 325°, 75%, 57%. 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 violet red.

Colour values

#E440A0#E440A0
HEX#E440A0
RGBrgb(228, 64, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.251, 0.6275
RGB percentages89.4%, 25.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(324.9, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.9, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 29.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,958,752
CSS custom property--colour: #E440A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 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#6A6A6A
Inverted#1BBF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5971A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#898E9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4376Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 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 violet red · ΔE 10Hot pink · ΔE 13.3Deep pink · ΔE 17.5Orchid · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 29.4Pale violetred · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40E484
Analogous#D640E4, #E4404E
Triadic#A0E440, #40A0E4
Split complementary#4EE440, #40E4D6
Tetradic#E4D640, #40E484, #404EE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF3F9
Lighter +30%#F7C6E3
Lighter +20%#F199CC
Lighter +10%#EA6DB6
Darker −10%#D31E88
Darker −20%#A6186B
Darker −30%#7A114E
Darker −40%#4D0B32
More saturated +25%#FF25A5
Less saturated −25%#C95B9B

Channel breakdown

R228
G64
B160
Red228 (89.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue324.88°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 40 · B A0

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