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Recognised as Colour

#E12CA0

  • #E12CA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E12CA0 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 44, 160 and HSL 322°, 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

#E12CA0#E12CA0
HEX#E12CA0
RGBrgb(225, 44, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1725, 0.6275
RGB percentages88.2%, 17.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(321.5, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 28.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,757,024
CSS custom property--colour: #E12CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#1ED35F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A69A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#81889Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#F12264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.6Deep pink · ΔE 17.1Hot pink · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 27Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2Violet · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CE16D
Analogous#C72CE1, #E12C46
Triadic#A0E12C, #2CA0E1
Split complementary#46E12C, #2CE1C7
Tetradic#E1C72C, #2CE16D, #2C46E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADFF0
Lighter +30%#F4B2DC
Lighter +20%#EE85C8
Lighter +10%#E759B4
Darker −10%#BF1B84
Darker −20%#921565
Darker −30%#660E46
Darker −40%#390827
More saturated +25%#FF0EA8
Less saturated −25%#C34A98

Channel breakdown

R225
G44
B160
Red225 (88.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue321.55°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2C · B A0

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