Colour

#E508FF

#E508FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#E508FF is a magenta with RGB values 229, 8, 255 and HSL 294°, 100%, 52%. 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

#E508FF#E508FF

HEX#E508FF

RGBrgb(229, 8, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0314, 1

RGB percentages89.8%, 3.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(293.7, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK10.2%, 96.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,010,047

CSS custom property--colour: #E508FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#1AF700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#468EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E85497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 9.2 Magenta · ΔE 9.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22FF08

Analogous#6A08FF, #FF089D

Triadic#FFE508, #08FFE5

Split complementary#9EFF08, #08FF69

Tetradic#FF6908, #22FF08, #089DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAD4FF

Lighter +30%#F5A1FF

Lighter +20%#F06EFF

Lighter +10%#EA3BFF

Darker −10%#BE00D4

Darker −20%#9000A1

Darker −30%#62006E

Darker −40%#35003B

More saturated +25%#E508FF

Less saturated −25%#CD27E0

Channel breakdown

R229

B255

Red229 (89.8%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue293.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E5 · G 08 · B FF

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Colour values

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