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Recognised as Colour

#E655DD

  • #E655DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E655DD is a magenta with RGB values 230, 85, 221 and HSL 304°, 74%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E655DD#E655DD
HEX#E655DD
RGBrgb(230, 85, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3333, 0.8667
RGB percentages90.2%, 33.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(303.7, 74.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 63%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 3.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,095,261
CSS custom property--colour: #E655DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#19AA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A85E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D99D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EE6592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 18.1Violet · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E65E
Analogous#A655E6, #E65595
Triadic#DDE655, #55DDE6
Split complementary#95E655, #55E6A6
Tetradic#E6A655, #55E65E, #5595E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADAF8
Lighter +20%#F3AEEF
Lighter +10%#ED81E6
Darker −10%#DF29D4
Darker −20%#BA1BB0
Darker −30%#8D1586
Darker −40%#610E5C
More saturated +25%#FE3DF2
Less saturated −25%#CE6DC8

Channel breakdown

R230
G85
B221
Red230 (90.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue303.72°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 55 · B DD

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