Recognised as Colour

#EA90E3

#EA90E3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EA90E3 is a magenta with RGB values 234, 144, 227 and HSL 305°, 68%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#EA90E3

RGBrgb(234, 144, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5647, 0.8902

RGB percentages91.8%, 56.5%, 89%

HSLhsl(304.7, 68.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.7, 38.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 38.5%, 3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,372,515

CSS custom property--colour: #EA90E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#156F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA8E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F097AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.6 Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Plum · ΔE 15 Hot pink · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90EA97

Analogous#C490EA, #EA90B6

Triadic#E3EA90, #90E3EA

Split complementary#B6EA90, #90EAC4

Tetradic#EAC490, #90EA97, #90B6EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAE6F9

Lighter +10%#F2BBEE

Darker −10%#E265D8

Darker −20%#DA3ACD

Darker −30%#BD24B1

Darker −40%#921C89

More saturated +25%#FB80F1

Less saturated −25%#DAA1D5

Channel breakdown

R234

G144

B227

Red234 (91.8%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue304.67°

Saturation (HSL)68.18%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 90 · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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