Recognised as Colour
#E051AD
- #E051AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E051AD is a magenta with RGB values 224, 81, 173 and HSL 321°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E051AD#E051AD
HEX#E051AD
RGBrgb(224, 81, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3176, 0.6784
RGB percentages87.8%, 31.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(321.4, 69.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 63.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 63.8%, 22.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,700,973
CSS custom property--colour: #E051AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#1FAE52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51E084
Analogous#CC51E0, #E05166
Triadic#ADE051, #51ADE0
Split complementary#66E051, #51E0CB
Tetradic#E0CB51, #51E084, #5166E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G81
B173
Red224 (87.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue321.4°
Saturation (HSL)69.76%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 51 · B AD
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