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Recognised as Colour

#E552CD

  • #E552CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E552CD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 82, 205 and HSL 310°, 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

#E552CD#E552CD
HEX#E552CD
RGBrgb(229, 82, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3216, 0.8039
RGB percentages89.8%, 32.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(309.8, 73.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 64.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,028,941
CSS custom property--colour: #E552CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 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#1AAD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5180D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8196C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F05C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 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 15.2Violet · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52E56A
Analogous#B452E5, #E55283
Triadic#CDE552, #52CDE5
Split complementary#84E552, #52E5B4
Tetradic#E5B352, #52E56A, #5283E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9D7F3
Lighter +20%#F2ABE7
Lighter +10%#EC7EDA
Darker −10%#DE26C0
Darker −20%#B61B9C
Darker −30%#891576
Darker −40%#5D0E50
More saturated +25%#FE39DE
Less saturated −25%#CC6BBC

Channel breakdown

R229
G82
B205
Red229 (89.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue309.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 52 · B CD

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