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Recognised as Colour

#E794CD

  • #E794CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E794CD is a magenta with RGB values 231, 148, 205 and HSL 319°, 63%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E794CD#E794CD
HEX#E794CD
RGBrgb(231, 148, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5804, 0.8039
RGB percentages90.6%, 58%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(318.8, 63.4%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 35.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 35.9%, 11.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,176,909
CSS custom property--colour: #E794CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#186B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A7CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F096A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 25.5Light pink · ΔE 26.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E7AE
Analogous#D894E7, #E794A3
Triadic#CDE794, #94CDE7
Split complementary#A3E794, #94E7D8
Tetradic#E7D894, #94E7AE, #94A3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE7F4
Lighter +10%#F0BEE0
Darker −10%#DE6ABA
Darker −20%#D441A6
Darker −30%#B9298C
Darker −40%#8F206C
More saturated +25%#F784D3
Less saturated −25%#D7A4C7

Channel breakdown

R231
G148
B205
Red231 (90.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue318.8°
Saturation (HSL)63.36%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 94 · B CD

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