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Recognised as Colour

#E86CC9

  • #E86CC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E86CC9 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 108, 201 and HSL 315°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E86CC9#E86CC9
HEX#E86CC9
RGBrgb(232, 108, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4235, 0.7882
RGB percentages91%, 42.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(315, 72.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 53.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 53.4%, 13.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,232,201
CSS custom property--colour: #E86CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#179336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A1C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F37091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.3Violet · ΔE 12.8Hot pink · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CE88B
Analogous#C96CE8, #E86C8B
Triadic#C9E86C, #6CC9E8
Split complementary#8BE86C, #6CE8C9
Tetradic#E8C96C, #6CE88B, #6C8BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF0FA
Lighter +20%#F6C4E9
Lighter +10%#EF98D9
Darker −10%#E140B9
Darker −20%#CE20A2
Darker −30%#A21980
Darker −40%#76125D
More saturated +25%#FD57D4
Less saturated −25%#D381BE

Channel breakdown

R232
G108
B201
Red232 (91%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)72.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 6C · B C9

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