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Recognised as Colour

#E509E6

  • #E509E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E509E6 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 9, 230 and HSL 300°, 92%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E509E6#E509E6
HEX#E509E6
RGBrgb(229, 9, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0353, 0.902
RGB percentages89.8%, 3.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(299.7, 92.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.7, 96.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK0.4%, 96.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,010,278
CSS custom property--colour: #E509E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#1AF619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EC4488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 10.9Magenta · ΔE 10.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Blue violet · ΔE 30.1Medium orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AE609
Analogous#7709E6, #E60978
Triadic#E6E509, #09E6E5
Split complementary#78E609, #09E677
Tetradic#E67709, #0AE609, #0978E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCBFFC
Lighter +30%#FA8DFB
Lighter +20%#F85CF9
Lighter +10%#F62BF7
Darker −10%#B407B5
Darker −20%#830584
Darker −30%#520353
Darker −40%#220122
More saturated +25%#EE00EF
Less saturated −25%#C727C8

Channel breakdown

R229
G9
B230
Red229 (89.8%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue299.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.47%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 09 · B E6

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