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Recognised as Colour

#E740E1

  • #E740E1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E740E1 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 64, 225 and HSL 302°, 78%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E740E1#E740E1
HEX#E740E1
RGBrgb(231, 64, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.251, 0.8824
RGB percentages90.6%, 25.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(302.2, 77.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 72.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 2.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,155,425
CSS custom property--colour: #E740E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#18BF1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#287DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7194DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EF578Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8Magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 28.2Violet · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40E746
Analogous#9A40E7, #E7408D
Triadic#E1E740, #40E1E7
Split complementary#8DE740, #40E79A
Tetradic#E79A40, #40E746, #408DE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5FD
Lighter +30%#F8C8F6
Lighter +20%#F29BEF
Lighter +10%#ED6DE8
Darker −10%#D91BD2
Darker −20%#AB16A6
Darker −30%#7E107A
Darker −40%#510A4E
More saturated +25%#FF28F7
Less saturated −25%#CC5BC8

Channel breakdown

R231
G64
B225
Red231 (90.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue302.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 40 · B E1

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