Colour

#E666E9

#E666E9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E666E9 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 102, 233 and HSL 299°, 75%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E666E9#E666E9

HEX#E666E9

RGBrgb(230, 102, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.4, 0.9137

RGB percentages90.2%, 40%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(298.6, 74.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.6, 56.2%, 91.4%)

CMYK1.3%, 56.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,099,625

CSS custom property--colour: #E666E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#199916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#568FEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A0E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EC769Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Violet · ΔE 13.7 Orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#69E966

Analogous#A466E9, #E966AB

Triadic#E9E666, #66E9E6

Split complementary#ABE966, #66E9A4

Tetradic#E9A466, #69E966, #66ABE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCECFC

Lighter +20%#F5BFF6

Lighter +10%#ED93EF

Darker −10%#DF39E3

Darker −20%#C81DCC

Darker −30%#9C179F

Darker −40%#701073

More saturated +25%#FB50FF

Less saturated −25%#D17CD3

Channel breakdown

R230

G102

B233

Red230 (90.2%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue298.63°

Saturation (HSL)74.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E6 · G 66 · B E9

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