Colour

#E44DE4

#E44DE4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E44DE4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 77, 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

#E44DE4#E44DE4

HEX#E44DE4

RGBrgb(228, 77, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.302, 0.8941

RGB percentages89.4%, 30.2%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(300, 73.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 66.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 66.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,962,148

CSS custom property--colour: #E44DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#1BB21B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3682E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7396E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EB6293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.6 Magenta · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DE44D

Analogous#994DE4, #E44D99

Triadic#E4E44D, #4DE4E4

Split complementary#99E44D, #4DE499

Tetradic#E4994D, #4DE44D, #4D99E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#F8D2F8

Lighter +20%#F1A6F1

Lighter +10%#EB79EB

Darker −10%#DD21DD

Darker −20%#B01BB0

Darker −30%#841484

Darker −40%#580D58

More saturated +25%#FE33FE

Less saturated −25%#CA67CA

Channel breakdown

R228

G77

B228

Red228 (89.4%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)73.66%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 4D · B E4

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