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Recognised as Colour

#E462FA

  • #E462FA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E462FA is a magenta with RGB values 228, 98, 250 and HSL 291°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E462FA#E462FA
HEX#E462FA
RGBrgb(228, 98, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3843, 0.9804
RGB percentages89.4%, 38.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(291.3, 93.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 60.8%, 98%)
CMYK8.8%, 60.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,967,546
CSS custom property--colour: #E462FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#1B9D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4090FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#739FF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E67AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 24.4Fuchsia · ΔE 28.8Magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78FA62
Analogous#9862FA, #FA62C4
Triadic#FAE462, #62FAE4
Split complementary#C4FA62, #62FA98
Tetradic#FA9862, #78FA62, #62C4FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF6FF
Lighter +20%#F5C5FD
Lighter +10%#EC93FC
Darker −10%#DB31F8
Darker −20%#CD08EE
Darker −30%#A206BD
Darker −40%#78048C
More saturated +25%#E85DFF
Less saturated −25%#D676E6

Channel breakdown

R228
G98
B250
Red228 (89.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue291.32°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 62 · B FA

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