Recognised as Colour
#E55CC7
- #E55CC7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E55CC7 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 92, 199 and HSL 313°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E55CC7#E55CC7
HEX#E55CC7
RGBrgb(229, 92, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3608, 0.7804
RGB percentages89.8%, 36.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(313.1, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 13.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,031,495
CSS custom property--colour: #E55CC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1AA338
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CE57A
Analogous#BF5CE5, #E55C83
Triadic#C7E55C, #5CC7E5
Split complementary#83E55C, #5CE5BF
Tetradic#E5BF5C, #5CE57A, #5C83E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G92
B199
Red229 (89.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue313.14°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 5C · B C7
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