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Recognised as Colour

#EA42CE

  • #EA42CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EA42CE is a magenta with RGB values 234, 66, 206 and HSL 310°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EA42CE#EA42CE
HEX#EA42CE
RGBrgb(234, 66, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.2588, 0.8078
RGB percentages91.8%, 25.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(310, 80%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 71.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 12%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,352,526
CSS custom property--colour: #EA42CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#15BD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F64F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 23.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42EA5E
Analogous#B242EA, #EA427A
Triadic#CEEA42, #42CEEA
Split complementary#7AEA42, #42EAB2
Tetradic#EAB242, #42EA5E, #427AEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFE
Lighter +30%#F9CCF2
Lighter +20%#F49EE6
Lighter +10%#EF70DA
Darker −10%#E019BF
Darker −20%#B21498
Darker −30%#840F71
Darker −40%#560A4A
More saturated +25%#FF2DDC
Less saturated −25%#D05CBC

Channel breakdown

R234
G66
B206
Red234 (91.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 42 · B CE

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