Colour

#E44CE4

#E44CE4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E44CE4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 76, 228 and HSL 300°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E44CE4

RGBrgb(228, 76, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.298, 0.8941

RGB percentages89.4%, 29.8%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(300, 73.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 66.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,961,892

CSS custom property--colour: #E44CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#1BB31B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3582E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7395E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EB6292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2 Magenta · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CE44C

Analogous#984CE4, #E44C98

Triadic#E4E44C, #4CE4E4

Split complementary#98E44C, #4CE498

Tetradic#E4984C, #4CE44C, #4C98E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFF

Lighter +30%#F8D1F8

Lighter +20%#F1A5F1

Lighter +10%#EB78EB

Darker −10%#DC21DC

Darker −20%#B01AB0

Darker −30%#831483

Darker −40%#570D57

More saturated +25%#FE32FE

Less saturated −25%#CA66CA

Channel breakdown

R228

G76

B228

Red228 (89.4%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)73.79%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 4C · B E4

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Colour values

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