Recognised as Colour

#E551CA

#E551CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#E551CA is a magenta with RGB values 229, 81, 202 and HSL 311°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E551CA#E551CA

HEX#E551CA

RGBrgb(229, 81, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3176, 0.7922

RGB percentages89.8%, 31.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(310.9, 74%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 64.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 11.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,028,682

CSS custom property--colour: #E551CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#1AAE35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#527FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8296C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F05A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51E56C

Analogous#B651E5, #E55180

Triadic#CAE551, #51CAE5

Split complementary#80E551, #51E5B6

Tetradic#E5B651, #51E56C, #5180E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D6F3

Lighter +20%#F2AAE5

Lighter +10%#EC7DD8

Darker −10%#DE25BC

Darker −20%#B51B99

Darker −30%#891473

Darker −40%#5C0E4E

More saturated +25%#FE38DA

Less saturated −25%#CC6ABA

Channel breakdown

R229

G81

B202

Red229 (89.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue310.95°

Saturation (HSL)74%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 51 · B CA

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