Colour

#E737CE

#E737CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E737CE is a magenta with RGB values 231, 55, 206 and HSL 309°, 79%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E737CE#E737CE

HEX#E737CE

RGBrgb(231, 55, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2157, 0.8078

RGB percentages90.6%, 21.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(308.5, 78.6%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 76.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 76.2%, 10.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,153,102

CSS custom property--colour: #E737CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#18C831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3576D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#7790CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#F24881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3 Magenta · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37E750

Analogous#A837E7, #E73776

Triadic#CEE737, #37CEE7

Split complementary#76E737, #37E7A8

Tetradic#E7A837, #37E750, #3776E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDEDFB

Lighter +30%#F7C0EF

Lighter +20%#F292E4

Lighter +10%#EC65D9

Darker −10%#D219B8

Darker −20%#A41490

Darker −30%#770E68

Darker −40%#490940

More saturated +25%#FF1FDF

Less saturated −25%#CB53BA

Channel breakdown

R231

G55

B206

Red231 (90.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue308.52°

Saturation (HSL)78.57%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 37 · B CE

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