Recognised as Colour

#E551DD

#E551DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E551DD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 81, 221 and HSL 303°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E551DD

RGBrgb(229, 81, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3176, 0.8667

RGB percentages89.8%, 31.8%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(303.2, 74%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 64.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,028,701

CSS custom property--colour: #E551DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#1AAE22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4483E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A97D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ED6290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51E559

Analogous#A351E5, #E55193

Triadic#DDE551, #51DDE5

Split complementary#93E551, #51E5A3

Tetradic#E5A351, #51E559, #5193E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D6F7

Lighter +20%#F2AAEE

Lighter +10%#EC7DE6

Darker −10%#DE25D4

Darker −20%#B51BAD

Darker −30%#891482

Darker −40%#5C0E58

More saturated +25%#FE38F3

Less saturated −25%#CC6AC7

Channel breakdown

R229

G81

B221

Red229 (89.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue303.24°

Saturation (HSL)74%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 51 · B DD

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