Recognised as Colour
#E550C1
- #E550C1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E550C1 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 80, 193 and HSL 314°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E550C1#E550C1
HEX#E550C1
RGBrgb(229, 80, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3137, 0.7569
RGB percentages89.8%, 31.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(314.5, 74.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 65.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 65.1%, 15.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,028,417
CSS custom property--colour: #E550C1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#1AAF3E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50E574
Analogous#BF50E5, #E55076
Triadic#C1E550, #50C1E5
Split complementary#77E550, #50E5BF
Tetradic#E5BF50, #50E574, #5076E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G80
B193
Red229 (89.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue314.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 50 · B C1
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