Colour

#E558E3

#E558E3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E558E3 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 88, 227 and HSL 301°, 73%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E558E3

RGBrgb(229, 88, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3451, 0.8902

RGB percentages89.8%, 34.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(300.9, 73.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 61.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 61.6%, 0.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,030,499

CSS custom property--colour: #E558E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#1AA71C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4887E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B9ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EC6A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58E55A

Analogous#A158E5, #E5589D

Triadic#E3E558, #58E3E5

Split complementary#9DE558, #58E5A1

Tetradic#E5A158, #58E55A, #589DE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADCF9

Lighter +20%#F3B0F2

Lighter +10%#EC84EA

Darker −10%#DE2CDC

Darker −20%#BA1DB8

Darker −30%#8E168C

Darker −40%#620F61

More saturated +25%#FD40FA

Less saturated −25%#CD70CC

Channel breakdown

R229

G88

B227

Red229 (89.8%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue300.85°

Saturation (HSL)73.06%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 58 · B E3

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