Colour

#E53ADD

#E53ADD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E53ADD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 58, 221 and HSL 303°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E53ADD#E53ADD

HEX#E53ADD

RGBrgb(229, 58, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2275, 0.8667

RGB percentages89.8%, 22.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(302.8, 76.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.8, 74.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,022,813

CSS custom property--colour: #E53ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#1AC522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#227AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F91D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Tritanopia#EE528Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5 Magenta · ΔE 22.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AE542

Analogous#983AE5, #E53A87

Triadic#DDE53A, #3ADDE5

Split complementary#87E53A, #3AE598

Tetradic#E5983A, #3AE542, #3A87E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDEEFC

Lighter +30%#F7C1F4

Lighter +20%#F194ED

Lighter +10%#EB67E5

Darker −10%#D01CC8

Darker −20%#A3169D

Darker −30%#761072

Darker −40%#490A46

More saturated +25%#FF20F5

Less saturated −25%#C956C4

Channel breakdown

R229

G58

B221

Red229 (89.8%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue302.81°

Saturation (HSL)76.68%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 3A · B DD

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