Colour

#E960E3

#E960E3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E960E3 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 96, 227 and HSL 303°, 76%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E960E3

RGBrgb(233, 96, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3765, 0.8902

RGB percentages91.4%, 37.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(302.6, 75.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 58.8%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 58.8%, 2.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,294,691

CSS custom property--colour: #E960E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#169F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#558CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#829EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F16F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5 Violet · ΔE 15 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 30.9 Hot pink · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#60E966

Analogous#AA60E9, #E9609F

Triadic#E3E960, #60E3E9

Split complementary#9FE960, #60E9AA

Tetradic#E9AA60, #60E966, #609FE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE6FB

Lighter +20%#F5BAF3

Lighter +10%#EF8DEB

Darker −10%#E333DB

Darker −20%#C71CC0

Darker −30%#9B1595

Darker −40%#6E0F6A

More saturated +25%#FF4AF7

Less saturated −25%#D277CE

Channel breakdown

R233

G96

B227

Red233 (91.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue302.63°

Saturation (HSL)75.69%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 60 · B E3

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