Recognised as Colour
#E043A8
- #E043A8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E043A8 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 67, 168 and HSL 321°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E043A8#E043A8
HEX#E043A8
RGBrgb(224, 67, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2627, 0.6588
RGB percentages87.8%, 26.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(321.4, 71.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 70.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.1%, 25%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,697,384
CSS custom property--colour: #E043A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#1FBC57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43E07B
Analogous#CA43E0, #E0435A
Triadic#A8E043, #43A8E0
Split complementary#5AE043, #43E0C9
Tetradic#E0C943, #43E07B, #435AE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G67
B168
Red224 (87.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue321.4°
Saturation (HSL)71.69%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 43 · B A8
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