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Recognised as Colour

#E885DD

  • #E885DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E885DD is a magenta with RGB values 232, 133, 221 and HSL 307°, 68%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E885DD#E885DD
HEX#E885DD
RGBrgb(232, 133, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5216, 0.8667
RGB percentages91%, 52.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(306.7, 68.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 42.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 4.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,238,621
CSS custom property--colour: #E885DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#177A22

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#829FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EF8CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#85E890
Analogous#C285E8, #E885AB
Triadic#DDE885, #85DDE8
Split complementary#ABE885, #85E8C2
Tetradic#E8C285, #85E890, #85ABE8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DBF5
Lighter +10%#F0B0E9
Darker −10%#E05AD1
Darker −20%#D82FC5
Darker −30%#B222A2
Darker −40%#871A7B
More saturated +25%#FA73EB
Less saturated −25%#D697CF

Channel breakdown

R232
G133
B221
Red232 (91%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 85 · B DD

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