Recognised as Colour

#E549DC

#E549DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E549DC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 73, 220 and HSL 303°, 75%, 59%. 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

#E549DC#E549DC

HEX#E549DC

RGBrgb(229, 73, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2863, 0.8627

RGB percentages89.8%, 28.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(303.5, 75%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 68.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,026,652

CSS custom property--colour: #E549DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#1AB623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A7FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7694D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ED5C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.1 Magenta · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49E552

Analogous#A049E5, #E5498E

Triadic#DCE549, #49DCE5

Split complementary#8EE549, #49E5A0

Tetradic#E5A049, #49E552, #498EE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCFE

Lighter +30%#F8CFF6

Lighter +20%#F2A2ED

Lighter +10%#EB76E5

Darker −10%#DC1FD1

Darker −20%#AF19A6

Darker −30%#82137C

Darker −40%#560C52

More saturated +25%#FF2FF3

Less saturated −25%#CB63C5

Channel breakdown

R229

G73

B220

Red229 (89.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue303.46°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 49 · B DC

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