Recognised as Colour
#E455C0
- #E455C0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E455C0 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 85, 192 and HSL 315°, 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
#E455C0#E455C0
HEX#E455C0
RGBrgb(228, 85, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3333, 0.7529
RGB percentages89.4%, 33.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(315.1, 72.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 62.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 62.7%, 15.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,964,160
CSS custom property--colour: #E455C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#1BAA3F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55E479
Analogous#C155E4, #E45578
Triadic#C0E455, #55C0E4
Split complementary#79E455, #55E4C1
Tetradic#E4C155, #55E479, #5578E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G85
B192
Red228 (89.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue315.1°
Saturation (HSL)72.59%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 55 · B C0
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