Colour

#E440D1

#E440D1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E440D1 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 64, 209 and HSL 307°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E440D1#E440D1

HEX#E440D1

RGBrgb(228, 64, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.251, 0.8196

RGB percentages89.4%, 25.1%, 82%

HSLhsl(307, 75.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307, 71.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 71.9%, 8.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,958,801

CSS custom property--colour: #E440D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#1BBF2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3979D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7791CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EE5085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40E453

Analogous#A540E4, #E4407F

Triadic#D1E440, #40D1E4

Split complementary#7FE440, #40E4A5

Tetradic#E4A540, #40E453, #407FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3FC

Lighter +30%#F7C6F1

Lighter +20%#F199E7

Lighter +10%#EA6DDC

Darker −10%#D31EBE

Darker −20%#A61896

Darker −30%#7A116E

Darker −40%#4D0B45

More saturated +25%#FF25E6

Less saturated −25%#C95BBC

Channel breakdown

R228

G64

B209

Red228 (89.4%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue306.95°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 40 · B D1

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Colour values

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