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Recognised as Colour

#E12BAB

  • #E12BAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E12BAB is a magenta with RGB values 225, 43, 171 and HSL 318°, 75%, 53%. 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

#E12BAB#E12BAB
HEX#E12BAB
RGBrgb(225, 43, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1686, 0.6706
RGB percentages88.2%, 16.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(317.8, 75.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.8, 80.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 24%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,756,779
CSS custom property--colour: #E12BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#1ED454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D88A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F02A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.2Deep pink · ΔE 21.6Hot pink · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BE161
Analogous#BC2BE1, #E12B50
Triadic#ABE12B, #2BABE1
Split complementary#50E12B, #2BE1BC
Tetradic#E1BC2B, #2BE161, #2B50E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADEF2
Lighter +30%#F4B1E0
Lighter +20%#EE84CE
Lighter +10%#E758BD
Darker −10%#BE1B8E
Darker −20%#91156C
Darker −30%#650E4B
Darker −40%#38082A
More saturated +25%#FF0DB7
Less saturated −25%#C3499F

Channel breakdown

R225
G43
B171
Red225 (88.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue317.8°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2B · B AB

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