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Recognised as Colour

#E66DDD

  • #E66DDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E66DDD is a magenta with RGB values 230, 109, 221 and HSL 304°, 71%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E66DDD#E66DDD
HEX#E66DDD
RGBrgb(230, 109, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.4275, 0.8667
RGB percentages90.2%, 42.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(304.5, 70.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.5, 52.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 3.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,101,405
CSS custom property--colour: #E66DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#199222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6691E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EE789Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.3Violet · ΔE 7.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Hot pink · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DE676
Analogous#B26DE6, #E66DA1
Triadic#DDE66D, #6DDDE6
Split complementary#A1E66D, #6DE6B2
Tetradic#E6B26D, #6DE676, #6DA1E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF0FB
Lighter +20%#F5C4F1
Lighter +10%#ED99E7
Darker −10%#DF41D3
Darker −20%#CA23BE
Darker −30%#9F1B95
Darker −40%#73146C
More saturated +25%#FB58EF
Less saturated −25%#D182CB

Channel breakdown

R230
G109
B221
Red230 (90.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue304.46°
Saturation (HSL)70.76%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 6D · B DD

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