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Recognised as Colour

#E551D3

  • #E551D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E551D3 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 81, 211 and HSL 307°, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E551D3#E551D3
HEX#E551D3
RGBrgb(229, 81, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3176, 0.8275
RGB percentages89.8%, 31.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(307.3, 74%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 64.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 7.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,028,691
CSS custom property--colour: #E551D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1AAE2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C81D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E96CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EF5E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 18.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51E563
Analogous#AD51E5, #E55189
Triadic#D3E551, #51D3E5
Split complementary#89E551, #51E5AD
Tetradic#E5AD51, #51E563, #5189E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D6F5
Lighter +20%#F2AAE9
Lighter +10%#EC7DDE
Darker −10%#DE25C8
Darker −20%#B51BA2
Darker −30%#89147A
Darker −40%#5C0E53
More saturated +25%#FE38E6
Less saturated −25%#CC6AC0

Channel breakdown

R229
G81
B211
Red229 (89.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue307.3°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 51 · B D3

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