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Recognised as Colour

#E452C9

  • #E452C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E452C9 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 82, 201 and HSL 311°, 73%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E452C9#E452C9
HEX#E452C9
RGBrgb(228, 82, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3216, 0.7882
RGB percentages89.4%, 32.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(311.1, 73%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 64%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 11.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,963,401
CSS custom property--colour: #E452C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1BAD36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8295C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EF5B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.5Violet · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9Hot pink · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52E46D
Analogous#B652E4, #E45280
Triadic#C9E452, #52C9E4
Split complementary#80E452, #52E4B6
Tetradic#E4B652, #52E46D, #5280E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D6F2
Lighter +20%#F2AAE5
Lighter +10%#EB7ED7
Darker −10%#DD26BB
Darker −20%#B41C98
Darker −30%#881573
Darker −40%#5C0E4D
More saturated +25%#FD39D9
Less saturated −25%#CB6BB9

Channel breakdown

R228
G82
B201
Red228 (89.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue311.1°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 52 · B C9

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