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Recognised as Colour

#E962E9

  • #E962E9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E962E9 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 98, 233 and HSL 300°, 75%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E962E9#E962E9
HEX#E962E9
RGBrgb(233, 98, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3843, 0.9137
RGB percentages91.4%, 38.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(300, 75.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 57.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 57.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,295,209
CSS custom property--colour: #E962E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#169D16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#819FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F0739Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Violet · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31.8Medium purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62E962
Analogous#A662E9, #E962A6
Triadic#E9E962, #62E9E9
Split complementary#A6E962, #62E9A6
Tetradic#E9A662, #62E962, #62A6E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE8FC
Lighter +20%#F6BBF6
Lighter +10%#EF8FEF
Darker −10%#E335E3
Darker −20%#C91CC9
Darker −30%#9C169C
Darker −40%#6F106F
More saturated +25%#FF4CFF
Less saturated −25%#D378D3

Channel breakdown

R233
G98
B233
Red233 (91.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 62 · B E9

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