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Recognised as Colour

#E85BE2

  • #E85BE2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E85BE2 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 91, 226 and HSL 303°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E85BE2#E85BE2
HEX#E85BE2
RGBrgb(232, 91, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3569, 0.8863
RGB percentages91%, 35.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(302.6, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 2.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,227,874
CSS custom property--colour: #E85BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#17A41D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F89E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F06B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5Medium violet red · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BE861
Analogous#A85BE8, #E85B9B
Triadic#E2E85B, #5BE2E8
Split complementary#9BE85B, #5BE8A8
Tetradic#E8A85B, #5BE861, #5B9BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBE1FA
Lighter +20%#F5B4F2
Lighter +10%#EE88EA
Darker −10%#E22EDA
Darker −20%#C21BBB
Darker −30%#951590
Darker −40%#680F65
More saturated +25%#FF44F7
Less saturated −25%#D172CD

Channel breakdown

R232
G91
B226
Red232 (91%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue302.55°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 5B · B E2

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