Colour
#E56EDD
- #E56EDD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E56EDD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 110, 221 and HSL 304°, 70%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E56EDD#E56EDD
HEX#E56EDD
RGBrgb(229, 110, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4314, 0.8667
RGB percentages89.8%, 43.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(304, 69.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 52%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,036,125
CSS custom property--colour: #E56EDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1A9122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EE576
Analogous#B26EE5, #E56EA2
Triadic#DDE56E, #6EDDE5
Split complementary#A2E56E, #6EE5B2
Tetradic#E5B26E, #6EE576, #6EA2E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G110
B221
Red229 (89.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue304.03°
Saturation (HSL)69.59%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 6E · B DD
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