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Recognised as Colour

#E53BDE

  • #E53BDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E53BDE is a magenta with RGB values 229, 59, 222 and HSL 302°, 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

#E53BDE#E53BDE
HEX#E53BDE
RGBrgb(229, 59, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2314, 0.8706
RGB percentages89.8%, 23.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(302.5, 76.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 74.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 3.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,023,070
CSS custom property--colour: #E53BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#1AC421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#227BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F91DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ED538Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.4Magenta · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 28.9Dark violet · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BE542
Analogous#973BE5, #E53B89
Triadic#DEE53B, #3BDEE5
Split complementary#89E53B, #3BE597
Tetradic#E5973B, #3BE542, #3B89E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDEFFC
Lighter +30%#F7C2F5
Lighter +20%#F195ED
Lighter +10%#EB68E6
Darker −10%#D11CCA
Darker −20%#A4169E
Darker −30%#771073
Darker −40%#4A0A48
More saturated +25%#FF21F6
Less saturated −25%#C957C5

Channel breakdown

R229
G59
B222
Red229 (89.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue302.47°
Saturation (HSL)76.58%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3B · B DE

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