Recognised as Colour

#E478C4

#E478C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#E478C4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 120, 196 and HSL 318°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E478C4

RGBrgb(228, 120, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4706, 0.7686

RGB percentages89.4%, 47.1%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(317.8, 66.7%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.8, 47.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 47.4%, 14%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,973,124

CSS custom property--colour: #E478C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#1B873B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C93C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A4C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EF7A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Hot pink · ΔE 16.5 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 20.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78E498

Analogous#CE78E4, #E4788E

Triadic#C4E478, #78C4E4

Split complementary#8EE478, #78E4CE

Tetradic#E4CE78, #78E498, #788EE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF7FC

Lighter +20%#F5CDE9

Lighter +10%#EDA3D7

Darker −10%#DC4EB1

Darker −20%#CD299C

Darker −30%#A3207C

Darker −40%#78185C

More saturated +25%#F864CC

Less saturated −25%#D08CBC

Channel breakdown

R228

G120

B196

Red228 (89.4%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue317.78°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 78 · B C4

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