Colour

#E558FF

#E558FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E558FF is a magenta with RGB values 229, 88, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E558FF#E558FF

HEX#E558FF

RGBrgb(229, 88, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3451, 1

RGB percentages89.8%, 34.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(290.7, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK10.2%, 65.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,030,527

CSS custom property--colour: #E558FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#1AA700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#238DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E775A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7 Magenta · ΔE 22.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Blue violet · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72FF58

Analogous#9258FF, #FF58C6

Triadic#FFE558, #58FFE5

Split complementary#C5FF58, #58FF92

Tetradic#FF9258, #72FF58, #58C5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF1FF

Lighter +20%#F5BEFF

Lighter +10%#ED8BFF

Darker −10%#DD25FF

Darker −20%#CB00F1

Darker −30%#A000BE

Darker −40%#75008B

More saturated +25%#E558FF

Less saturated −25%#D76DEA

Channel breakdown

R229

G88

B255

Red229 (89.8%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue290.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E5 · G 58 · B FF

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