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Recognised as Colour

#E545E5

  • #E545E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E545E5 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 69, 229 and HSL 300°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E545E5#E545E5
HEX#E545E5
RGBrgb(229, 69, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2706, 0.898
RGB percentages89.8%, 27.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(300, 75.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 69.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,025,637
CSS custom property--colour: #E545E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#1ABA1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2880E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F94E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Fuchsia · ΔE 23Magenta · ΔE 23Violet · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45E545
Analogous#9545E5, #E54595
Triadic#E5E545, #45E5E5
Split complementary#95E545, #45E595
Tetradic#E59545, #45E545, #4595E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF8FE
Lighter +30%#F8CBF8
Lighter +20%#F29EF2
Lighter +10%#EB72EB
Darker −10%#D91ED9
Darker −20%#AC18AC
Darker −30%#7F127F
Darker −40%#520C52
More saturated +25%#FF2BFF
Less saturated −25%#CB60CB

Channel breakdown

R229
G69
B229
Red229 (89.8%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 45 · B E5

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