Colour
#E12C9D
- #E12C9D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E12C9D is a magenta with RGB values 225, 44, 157 and HSL 323°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E12C9D#E12C9D
HEX#E12C9D
RGBrgb(225, 44, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1725, 0.6157
RGB percentages88.2%, 17.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(322.5, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 30.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,757,021
CSS custom property--colour: #E12C9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#1ED362
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CE170
Analogous#CB2CE1, #E12C42
Triadic#9DE12C, #2C9DE1
Split complementary#42E12C, #2CE1CB
Tetradic#E1CB2C, #2CE170, #2C43E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G44
B157
Red225 (88.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue322.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2C · B 9D
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