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Recognised as Colour

#EF56DE

  • #EF56DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EF56DE is a magenta with RGB values 239, 86, 222 and HSL 307°, 83%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EF56DE#EF56DE
HEX#EF56DE
RGBrgb(239, 86, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3373, 0.8706
RGB percentages93.7%, 33.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(306.7, 82.7%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 64%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 7.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,685,342
CSS custom property--colour: #EF56DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#10A921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5088E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F96493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Orchid · ΔE 19.1Violet · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3Hot pink · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56EF67
Analogous#B456EF, #EF5691
Triadic#DEEF56, #56DEEF
Split complementary#91EF56, #56EFB4
Tetradic#EFB456, #56EF67, #5691EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE2F9
Lighter +20%#F8B3F0
Lighter +10%#F385E7
Darker −10%#EB27D5
Darker −20%#CC13B7
Darker −30%#9D0F8D
Darker −40%#6F0A63
More saturated +25%#FF46EA
Less saturated −25%#D86DCC

Channel breakdown

R239
G86
B222
Red239 (93.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)82.7%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 56 · B DE

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