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Recognised as Colour

#E12CB2

  • #E12CB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E12CB2 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 44, 178 and HSL 316°, 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

#E12CB2#E12CB2
HEX#E12CB2
RGBrgb(225, 44, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1725, 0.698
RGB percentages88.2%, 17.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(315.6, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 20.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,757,042
CSS custom property--colour: #E12CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#1ED34D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F6CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B89AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EF306Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 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 text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Deep pink · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 24.7Hot pink · ΔE 25.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark magenta · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CE15B
Analogous#B52CE1, #E12C58
Triadic#B2E12C, #2CB2E1
Split complementary#57E12C, #2CE1B5
Tetradic#E1B62C, #2CE15B, #2C58E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADFF3
Lighter +30%#F4B2E3
Lighter +20%#EE85D3
Lighter +10%#E759C2
Darker −10%#BF1B94
Darker −20%#921572
Darker −30%#660E4F
Darker −40%#39082C
More saturated +25%#FF0EC0
Less saturated −25%#C34AA4

Channel breakdown

R225
G44
B178
Red225 (88.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue315.58°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2C · B B2

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