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Recognised as Colour

#E459ED

  • #E459ED
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E459ED is a magenta with RGB values 228, 89, 237 and HSL 296°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E459ED#E459ED
HEX#E459ED
RGBrgb(228, 89, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.349, 0.9294
RGB percentages89.4%, 34.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(296.4, 80.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 62.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,965,229
CSS custom property--colour: #E459ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1BA612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F89F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E96E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Violet · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 22.5Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6Magenta · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62ED59
Analogous#9A59ED, #ED59AC
Triadic#EDE459, #59EDE4
Split complementary#ACED59, #59ED9A
Tetradic#ED9A59, #62ED59, #59ACED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE3FC
Lighter +20%#F3B5F7
Lighter +10%#EB87F2
Darker −10%#DD2BE8
Darker −20%#BF16CA
Darker −30%#94119C
Darker −40%#680C6E
More saturated +25%#F447FF
Less saturated −25%#D070D6

Channel breakdown

R228
G89
B237
Red228 (89.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue296.35°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 59 · B ED

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