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Recognised as Colour

#E659C4

  • #E659C4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E659C4 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 89, 196 and HSL 314°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E659C4#E659C4
HEX#E659C4
RGBrgb(230, 89, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.349, 0.7686
RGB percentages90.2%, 34.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(314.5, 73.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 61.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 14.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,096,260
CSS custom property--colour: #E659C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#19A63B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E82C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8998C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F25E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.6Violet · ΔE 16.1Hot pink · ΔE 19Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E67B
Analogous#C259E6, #E6597D
Triadic#C4E659, #59C4E6
Split complementary#7DE659, #59E6C2
Tetradic#E6C259, #59E67B, #597DE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADEF3
Lighter +20%#F3B2E4
Lighter +10%#ED85D4
Darker −10%#DF2DB4
Darker −20%#BD1C96
Darker −30%#901673
Darker −40%#640F4F
More saturated +25%#FE41D0
Less saturated −25%#CE71B8

Channel breakdown

R230
G89
B196
Red230 (90.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue314.47°
Saturation (HSL)73.82%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 59 · B C4

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