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Recognised as Colour

#E546CC

  • #E546CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E546CC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 70, 204 and HSL 309°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E546CC#E546CC
HEX#E546CC
RGBrgb(229, 70, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2745, 0.8
RGB percentages89.8%, 27.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(309.4, 75.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 69.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.4%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,025,868
CSS custom property--colour: #E546CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#1AB933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C92C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F05284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 21.6Medium violet red · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46E55F
Analogous#AF46E5, #E5467C
Triadic#CCE546, #46CCE5
Split complementary#7DE546, #46E5AF
Tetradic#E5AE46, #46E55F, #467CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF9FD
Lighter +30%#F8CCF1
Lighter +20%#F29FE5
Lighter +10%#EB73D8
Darker −10%#D91FBC
Darker −20%#AD1895
Darker −30%#80126F
Darker −40%#530C48
More saturated +25%#FF2CDE
Less saturated −25%#CB60BA

Channel breakdown

R229
G70
B204
Red229 (89.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue309.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 46 · B CC

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