Colour
#E55ED9
- #E55ED9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E55ED9 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 94, 217 and HSL 305°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E55ED9#E55ED9
HEX#E55ED9
RGBrgb(229, 94, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3686, 0.851
RGB percentages89.8%, 36.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(305.3, 72.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 59%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 59%, 5.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,032,025
CSS custom property--colour: #E55ED9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#1AA126
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EE56A
Analogous#AE5EE5, #E55E95
Triadic#D9E55E, #5ED9E5
Split complementary#95E55E, #5EE5AE
Tetradic#E5AE5E, #5EE56A, #5E95E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G94
B217
Red229 (89.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue305.33°
Saturation (HSL)72.19%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 5E · B D9
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