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Recognised as Colour

#E549E4

  • #E549E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E549E4 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 73, 228 and HSL 300°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E549E4#E549E4
HEX#E549E4
RGBrgb(229, 73, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2863, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.8%, 28.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(300.4, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.4, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 0.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,026,660
CSS custom property--colour: #E549E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#1AB61B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3181E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7295E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EC5F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9Magenta · ΔE 24.9Violet · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49E54A
Analogous#9849E5, #E54996
Triadic#E4E549, #49E4E5
Split complementary#96E549, #49E598
Tetradic#E59849, #49E54A, #4996E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFCFE
Lighter +30%#F8CFF8
Lighter +20%#F2A2F1
Lighter +10%#EB76EB
Darker −10%#DC1FDA
Darker −20%#AF19AE
Darker −30%#821382
Darker −40%#560C55
More saturated +25%#FF2FFE
Less saturated −25%#CB63CA

Channel breakdown

R229
G73
B228
Red229 (89.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue300.38°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 49 · B E4

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