Recognised as Colour

#E450EE

#E450EE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E450EE is a magenta with RGB values 228, 80, 238 and HSL 296°, 82%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E450EE#E450EE

HEX#E450EE

RGBrgb(228, 80, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3137, 0.9333

RGB percentages89.4%, 31.4%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(296.2, 82.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 66.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK4.2%, 66.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,962,926

CSS custom property--colour: #E450EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#1BAF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E86F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F98EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E96999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3 Magenta · ΔE 24.3 Violet · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AEE50

Analogous#9550EE, #EE50A9

Triadic#EEE450, #50EEE4

Split complementary#A9EE50, #50EE95

Tetradic#EE9550, #5AEE50, #50A9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADBFC

Lighter +20%#F2ADF7

Lighter +10%#EB7EF3

Darker −10%#DD22E9

Darker −20%#BA13C5

Darker −30%#8E0F96

Darker −40%#620A68

More saturated +25%#F33FFF

Less saturated −25%#CF68D6

Channel breakdown

R228

G80

B238

Red228 (89.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue296.2°

Saturation (HSL)82.29%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 50 · B EE

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