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Recognised as Colour

#E12AA3

  • #E12AA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E12AA3 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 42, 163 and HSL 320°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E12AA3#E12AA3
HEX#E12AA3
RGBrgb(225, 42, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1647, 0.6392
RGB percentages88.2%, 16.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(320.3, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 81.3%, 27.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,756,515
CSS custom property--colour: #E12AA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#1ED55C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4869A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F879Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F12365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9Deep pink · ΔE 18.3Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 26.7Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Violet · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AE168
Analogous#C32AE1, #E12A48
Triadic#A3E12A, #2AA3E1
Split complementary#48E12A, #2AE1C3
Tetradic#E1C32A, #2AE168, #2A48E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADDF0
Lighter +30%#F4B0DD
Lighter +20%#EE83CA
Lighter +10%#E757B6
Darker −10%#BD1B86
Darker −20%#911467
Darker −30%#640E47
Darker −40%#370827
More saturated +25%#FF0CAD
Less saturated −25%#C34899

Channel breakdown

R225
G42
B163
Red225 (88.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue320.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2A · B A3

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