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Recognised as Colour

#EA40C5

  • #EA40C5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#EA40C5 is a magenta with RGB values 234, 64, 197 and HSL 313°, 80%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#EA40C5#EA40C5
HEX#EA40C5
RGBrgb(234, 64, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.251, 0.7725
RGB percentages91.8%, 25.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(313.1, 80.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 72.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.6%, 15.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,352,005
CSS custom property--colour: #EA40C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#15BF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4879C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8193C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F7487Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 21.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#40EA65
Analogous#BA40EA, #EA4070
Triadic#C5EA40, #40C5EA
Split complementary#70EA40, #40EABA
Tetradic#EABA40, #40EA65, #4070EA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEF8FD
Lighter +30%#F9CAEF
Lighter +20%#F49CE1
Lighter +10%#EF6ED3
Darker −10%#DF18B3
Darker −20%#B1138E
Darker −30%#830E69
Darker −40%#550944
More saturated +25%#FF2BD1
Less saturated −25%#CF5AB6

Channel breakdown

R234
G64
B197
Red234 (91.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue313.06°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 40 · B C5

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