#EA3DCD colour

#EA3DCD is a magenta close to CSS orchid. RGB 234, 61, 205, HSL 310, 80%, 58%. Black text passes AA (6.05:1), white passes AA for large text (3.47:1).

#EA3DCD

Nearest CSS name: orchid #da70d6 (not an exact match)
Described as: a magenta
Red, green, blue: 234, 61, 205
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2524 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ea3dcd`
RGB	`rgb(234, 61, 205)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(91.8% 23.9% 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310.1, 80.5%, 57.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310.1, 73.9%, 91.8%)`
HWB	`hwb(310.1 23.9% 8.2%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 8%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(57.42% 75.38 -37.05)`
OKLCH	`oklch(66.53% 0.2516 335.85)`
Decimal	`15351245`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 3.47:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 6.05:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	3.47:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	6.05:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #EA3DCD (6.05:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ec4fd2 18%#ee60d6 27%#f072db 36%#f284df 45%#f495e4 55%#f5a7e8 64%#f7b8ed 73%#f9caf1 82%#fbdcf6 91%#fdedfa

9%#d537ba 18%#bf32a8 27%#aa2c95 36%#952782 45%#802170 55%#6a1c5d 64%#55164b 73%#401138 82%#2b0b25 91%#150613

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ea3dcd #3dea5a

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#b13dea #ea3dcd #ea3d77

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ea3dcd #cdea3d #3dcdea

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ea3dcd #77ea3d #3deab1

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ea3dcd #eab13d #3dea5a #3d77ea

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ea3dcd Protanopia#3f79d1 Deuteranopia#7c93c9 Tritanopia#f64a82 Achromatopsia#8a8a8a

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ea3dcd;`
Background	`background-color: #ea3dcd;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ea3dcd;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(234 61 205 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ea3dcd;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea3dcd, #8c257b);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f28be1, #ea3dcd);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ea3dcd; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #EA3DCD to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.