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Recognised as Colour

#E599CC

  • #E599CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E599CC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 153, 204 and HSL 320°, 59%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E599CC#E599CC
HEX#E599CC
RGBrgb(229, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages89.8%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(319.7, 59.4%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 33.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 33.2%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,047,116
CSS custom property--colour: #E599CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1A6633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB5CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EE9AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.3Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1Light pink · ΔE 22.9Pink · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E5B2
Analogous#D899E5, #E599A6
Triadic#CCE599, #99CCE5
Split complementary#A6E599, #99E5D8
Tetradic#E5D899, #99E5B2, #99A6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEAF5
Lighter +10%#EFC2E0
Darker −10%#DB70B8
Darker −20%#D048A3
Darker −30%#B62F8A
Darker −40%#8E246B
More saturated +25%#F589D1
Less saturated −25%#D5A9C7

Channel breakdown

R229
G153
B204
Red229 (89.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue319.74°
Saturation (HSL)59.38%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 99 · B CC

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