Recognised as Colour
#E55ECD
- #E55ECD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E55ECD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 94, 205 and HSL 311°, 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
#E55ECD#E55ECD
HEX#E55ECD
RGBrgb(229, 94, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3686, 0.8039
RGB percentages89.8%, 36.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(310.7, 72.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 59%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 59%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,032,013
CSS custom property--colour: #E55ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29071WCAG 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 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#1AA132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EE576
Analogous#BA5EE5, #E55E89
Triadic#CDE55E, #5ECDE5
Split complementary#89E55E, #5EE5BA
Tetradic#E5BA5E, #5EE576, #5E89E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G94
B205
Red229 (89.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue310.67°
Saturation (HSL)72.19%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 5E · B CD
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