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Recognised as Colour

#E511EF

  • #E511EF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#E511EF is a magenta with RGB values 229, 17, 239 and HSL 297°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E511EF#E511EF
HEX#E511EF
RGBrgb(229, 17, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0667, 0.9373
RGB percentages89.8%, 6.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(297.3, 87.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 92.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 92.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,012,335
CSS custom property--colour: #E511EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#1AEE10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#578CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EB4B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 9Magenta · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3Blue violet · ΔE 28.8Medium orchid · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1BEF11
Analogous#7611EF, #EF118A
Triadic#EFE511, #11EFE5
Split complementary#8AEF11, #11EF76
Tetradic#EF7611, #1BEF11, #118AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD0FC
Lighter +30%#F5A0F9
Lighter +20%#EF71F5
Lighter +10%#EA41F2
Darker −10%#B80DC0
Darker −20%#8A0A90
Darker −30%#5C0661
Darker −40%#2F0331
More saturated +25%#F401FF
Less saturated −25%#C831CF

Channel breakdown

R229
G17
B239
Red229 (89.8%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue297.3°
Saturation (HSL)87.4%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 11 · B EF

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