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Recognised as Colour

#E12BB5

  • #E12BB5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E12BB5 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 43, 181 and HSL 315°, 75%, 53%. 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

#E12BB5#E12BB5
HEX#E12BB5
RGBrgb(225, 43, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1686, 0.7098
RGB percentages88.2%, 16.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(314.5, 75.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 80.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 19.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,756,789
CSS custom property--colour: #E12BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#1ED44A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6CB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7989B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EF3270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 25Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2Deep pink · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BE157
Analogous#B22BE1, #E12B5A
Triadic#B5E12B, #2BB5E1
Split complementary#5AE12B, #2BE1B2
Tetradic#E1B22B, #2BE157, #2B5AE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADEF3
Lighter +30%#F4B1E4
Lighter +20%#EE84D4
Lighter +10%#E758C5
Darker −10%#BE1B97
Darker −20%#911573
Darker −30%#650E50
Darker −40%#38082C
More saturated +25%#FF0DC4
Less saturated −25%#C349A5

Channel breakdown

R225
G43
B181
Red225 (88.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue314.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2B · B B5

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