#EA59EA

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#ea59ea is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(234, 89, 234), HSL(300°, 78%, 63%), CMYK(0%, 62%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: orchid. Contrast is 2.95:1 on white and 7.12:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ea59ea
RGBrgb(234 89 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(234, 89, 234)
RGB %rgb(92% 35% 92%)
HSLhsl(300 78% 63%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 62%, 92%)
HWBhwb(300 35% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(62.05 69.26 -46.15)
LCHlch(62.05 83.23 326.32)
OKLaboklab(0.7048 0.2034 -0.1283)
OKLCHoklch(0.7048 0.2405 327.76)
Decimal15358442

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colororchid ΔE 5.9
Closest web-safe color#ff66ff
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)78% / 62%
Lightness (HSL)63%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)58% / 51%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3058
Red / Green / Blue234 / 89 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.95:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.12:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 55.1 / -46.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -60.4 / 48.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ea59ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(70.48% 0.2405 327.76);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(234 89 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ea59ea] text-[#ea59ea] border-[#ea59ea]">