Recognised as Colour
#E01999
- #E01999
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E01999 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 25, 153 and HSL 321°, 80%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E01999#E01999
HEX#E01999
RGBrgb(224, 25, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.098, 0.6
RGB percentages87.8%, 9.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(321.4, 79.9%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 88.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 88.8%, 31.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,686,617
CSS custom property--colour: #E01999;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#1FE666
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19E060
Analogous#C319E0, #E01936
Triadic#99E019, #1999E0
Split complementary#35E019, #19E0C3
Tetradic#E0C419, #19E060, #1936E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G25
B153
Red224 (87.8%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue321.41°
Saturation (HSL)79.92%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 19 · B 99
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