Recognised as Colour
#E55CD2
- #E55CD2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E55CD2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 92, 210 and HSL 308°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E55CD2#E55CD2
HEX#E55CD2
RGBrgb(229, 92, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3608, 0.8235
RGB percentages89.8%, 36.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(308.3, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 8.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,031,506
CSS custom property--colour: #E55CD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1AA32D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CE56F
Analogous#B45CE5, #E55C8D
Triadic#D2E55C, #5CD2E5
Split complementary#8EE55C, #5CE5B4
Tetradic#E5B35C, #5CE56F, #5C8DE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G92
B210
Red229 (89.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue308.32°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 5C · B D2
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