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Recognised as Colour

#E442E4

  • #E442E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E442E4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 66, 228 and HSL 300°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E442E4#E442E4
HEX#E442E4
RGBrgb(228, 66, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2588, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.4%, 25.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(300, 75%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 71.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,959,332
CSS custom property--colour: #E442E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#1BBD1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#237EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E93E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EB5B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.4Magenta · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Violet · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42E442
Analogous#9342E4, #E44293
Triadic#E4E442, #42E4E4
Split complementary#93E442, #42E493
Tetradic#E49342, #42E442, #4293E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5FE
Lighter +30%#F7C8F7
Lighter +20%#F19BF1
Lighter +10%#EA6FEA
Darker −10%#D51ED5
Darker −20%#A818A8
Darker −30%#7B127B
Darker −40%#4F0B4F
More saturated +25%#FF27FF
Less saturated −25%#C95DC9

Channel breakdown

R228
G66
B228
Red228 (89.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 42 · B E4

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