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Recognised as Colour

#E855D7

  • #E855D7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E855D7 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 85, 215 and HSL 307°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E855D7#E855D7
HEX#E855D7
RGBrgb(232, 85, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3333, 0.8431
RGB percentages91%, 33.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(306.9, 76.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 63.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 7.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,226,327
CSS custom property--colour: #E855D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#17AA28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5084DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8199D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F2628Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Orchid · ΔE 16.5Violet · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E866
Analogous#B055E8, #E8558D
Triadic#D7E855, #55D7E8
Split complementary#8DE855, #55E8B0
Tetradic#E8B055, #55E866, #558DE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADCF7
Lighter +20%#F4AFEC
Lighter +10%#EE82E2
Darker −10%#E228CC
Darker −20%#BD1AAA
Darker −30%#901482
Darker −40%#640D5A
More saturated +25%#FF3EE9
Less saturated −25%#D06DC4

Channel breakdown

R232
G85
B215
Red232 (91%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue306.94°
Saturation (HSL)76.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 55 · B D7

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