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Recognised as Colour

#E757E5

  • #E757E5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E757E5 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 87, 229 and HSL 301°, 75%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E757E5#E757E5
HEX#E757E5
RGBrgb(231, 87, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.3412, 0.898
RGB percentages90.6%, 34.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(300.8, 75%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 62.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 0.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,161,317
CSS custom property--colour: #E757E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#18A81A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4687E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9AE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EE6997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Violet · ΔE 19.9Orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Fuchsia · ΔE 30.3Magenta · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57E759
Analogous#A157E7, #E7579D
Triadic#E5E757, #57E5E7
Split complementary#9DE757, #57E7A1
Tetradic#E7A157, #57E759, #579DE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADDFA
Lighter +20%#F4B0F3
Lighter +10%#ED84EC
Darker −10%#E12ADE
Darker −20%#BD1BBB
Darker −30%#90158F
Darker −40%#640E63
More saturated +25%#FF3FFC
Less saturated −25%#CF6FCE

Channel breakdown

R231
G87
B229
Red231 (90.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue300.83°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 57 · B E5

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