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Recognised as Colour

#ED4ADD

  • #ED4ADD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#ED4ADD is a magenta with RGB values 237, 74, 221 and HSL 306°, 82%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#ED4ADD#ED4ADD
HEX#ED4ADD
RGBrgb(237, 74, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.2902, 0.8667
RGB percentages92.9%, 29%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(305.9, 81.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 68.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 68.8%, 6.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,551,197
CSS custom property--colour: #ED4ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#12B522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4182E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D99D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F75B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 23.5Violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 27Fuchsia · ΔE 27.9Magenta · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AED5A
Analogous#AC4AED, #ED4A8B
Triadic#DDED4A, #4ADDED
Split complementary#8CED4A, #4AEDAC
Tetradic#EDAC4A, #4AED5A, #4A8CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD5F7
Lighter +20%#F6A7EE
Lighter +10%#F278E6
Darker −10%#E81CD4
Darker −20%#BE13AD
Darker −30%#900E83
Darker −40%#610A59
More saturated +25%#FF38EB
Less saturated −25%#D463C9

Channel breakdown

R237
G74
B221
Red237 (92.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue305.89°
Saturation (HSL)81.91%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 4A · B DD

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