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Recognised as Colour

#E57CEA

  • #E57CEA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E57CEA is a magenta with RGB values 229, 124, 234 and HSL 297°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E57CEA#E57CEA
HEX#E57CEA
RGBrgb(229, 124, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4863, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.8%, 48.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(297.3, 72.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 47%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,039,722
CSS custom property--colour: #E57CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1A8315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EA88A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 2.9Orchid · ΔE 6.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Hot pink · ΔE 29Plum · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 2.92, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81EA7C
Analogous#AE7CEA, #EA7CB8
Triadic#EAE57C, #7CEAE5
Split complementary#B8EA7C, #7CEAAE
Tetradic#EAAE7C, #81EA7C, #7CB8EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D4F8
Lighter +10%#EEA8F1
Darker −10%#DC50E3
Darker −20%#D424DC
Darker −30%#AA1CB1
Darker −40%#801585
More saturated +25%#F669FD
Less saturated −25%#D48FD7

Channel breakdown

R229
G124
B234
Red229 (89.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue297.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 7C · B EA

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