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Recognised as Colour

#E551D0

  • #E551D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E551D0 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 81, 208 and HSL 309°, 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

#E551D0#E551D0
HEX#E551D0
RGBrgb(229, 81, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3176, 0.8157
RGB percentages89.8%, 31.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(308.5, 74%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 64.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 9.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,028,688
CSS custom property--colour: #E551D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1AAE2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E80D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EF5D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9Hot pink · ΔE 27.7Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51E566
Analogous#B051E5, #E55186
Triadic#D0E551, #51D0E5
Split complementary#86E551, #51E5B0
Tetradic#E5B051, #51E566, #5186E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D6F4
Lighter +20%#F2AAE8
Lighter +10%#EC7DDC
Darker −10%#DE25C4
Darker −20%#B51B9F
Darker −30%#891478
Darker −40%#5C0E51
More saturated +25%#FE38E2
Less saturated −25%#CC6ABE

Channel breakdown

R229
G81
B208
Red229 (89.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue308.51°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 51 · B D0

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