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Recognised as Colour

#E453CB

  • #E453CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E453CB is a magenta with RGB values 228, 83, 203 and HSL 310°, 73%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E453CB#E453CB
HEX#E453CB
RGBrgb(228, 83, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3255, 0.7961
RGB percentages89.4%, 32.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(310.3, 72.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 63.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 63.6%, 11%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,963,659
CSS custom property--colour: #E453CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1BAC34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5380CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8296C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EF5C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.3Violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53E46C
Analogous#B553E4, #E45382
Triadic#CBE453, #53CBE4
Split complementary#82E453, #53E4B5
Tetradic#E4B553, #53E46C, #5382E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D7F3
Lighter +20%#F2ABE6
Lighter +10%#EB7FD8
Darker −10%#DD27BE
Darker −20%#B51C9A
Darker −30%#891575
Darker −40%#5C0F4F
More saturated +25%#FD3ADB
Less saturated −25%#CB6CBB

Channel breakdown

R228
G83
B203
Red228 (89.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue310.34°
Saturation (HSL)72.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 53 · B CB

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