Recognised as Colour

#EA8CDD

#EA8CDD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#EA8CDD is a magenta with RGB values 234, 140, 221 and HSL 308°, 69%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#EA8CDD

RGBrgb(234, 140, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.549, 0.8667

RGB percentages91.8%, 54.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(308.3, 69.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 40.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 40.2%, 5.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,371,485

CSS custom property--colour: #EA8CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#157322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B1DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F192ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 14 Plum · ΔE 15.5 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CEA99

Analogous#C88CEA, #EA8CAE

Triadic#DDEA8C, #8CDDEA

Split complementary#AEEA8C, #8CEAC8

Tetradic#EAC88C, #8CEA99, #8CAEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAE2F6

Lighter +10%#F2B7EA

Darker −10%#E261D0

Darker −20%#DA36C3

Darker −30%#BB22A6

Darker −40%#901A7F

More saturated +25%#FB7BE9

Less saturated −25%#D99DD1

Channel breakdown

R234

G140

B221

Red234 (91.8%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue308.3°

Saturation (HSL)69.12%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 8C · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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