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Colour

#E500FF

  • #E500FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E500FF is a magenta with RGB values 229, 0, 255 and HSL 294°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E500FF#E500FF
HEX#E500FF
RGBrgb(229, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0, 1
RGB percentages89.8%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(293.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK10.2%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,007,999
CSS custom property--colour: #E500FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#1AFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original
Deuteranopia#458DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E85397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 9.3Magenta · ΔE 9.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.5Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.8Medium orchid · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AFF00
Analogous#6500FF, #FF009A
Triadic#FFE500, #00FFE5
Split complementary#9AFF00, #00FF65
Tetradic#FF6500, #1AFF00, #009AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FACCFF
Lighter +30%#F599FF
Lighter +20%#EF66FF
Lighter +10%#EA33FF
Darker −10%#B700CC
Darker −20%#890099
Darker −30%#5C0066
Darker −40%#2E0033
More saturated +25%#E500FF
Less saturated −25%#CC20DF

Channel breakdown

R229
G0
B255
Red229 (89.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue293.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 00 · B FF

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