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Recognised as Colour

#E03C90

  • #E03C90
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E03C90 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 60, 144 and HSL 329°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E03C90#E03C90
HEX#E03C90
RGBrgb(224, 60, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2353, 0.5647
RGB percentages87.8%, 23.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(329.3, 72.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.3, 73.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 35.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,695,568
CSS custom property--colour: #E03C90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#1FC36F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Deuteranopia#898A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F12C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.7Hot pink · ΔE 13.3Deep pink · ΔE 16.4Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 30.5Violet · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CE08C
Analogous#DE3CE0, #E03C3E
Triadic#90E03C, #3C90E0
Split complementary#3EE03C, #3CE0DE
Tetradic#E0DE3C, #3CE08C, #3C3EE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCECF4
Lighter +30%#F5C0DB
Lighter +20%#EE94C2
Lighter +10%#E768A9
Darker −10%#C92077
Darker −20%#9D195D
Darker −30%#711243
Darker −40%#450B29
More saturated +25%#FC2091
Less saturated −25%#C4588F

Channel breakdown

R224
G60
B144
Red224 (87.8%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue329.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 3C · B 90

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