Colour

#E12CD3

#E12CD3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E12CD3 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 44, 211 and HSL 305°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E12CD3

RGBrgb(225, 44, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1725, 0.8275

RGB percentages88.2%, 17.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(304.6, 75.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.6, 80.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 80.4%, 6.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,757,075

CSS custom property--colour: #E12CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#1ED32C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1573D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EB4681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2 Magenta · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Dark violet · ΔE 29.5 Orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2CE13A

Analogous#952CE1, #E12C79

Triadic#D3E12C, #2CD3E1

Split complementary#79E12C, #2CE195

Tetradic#E1952C, #2CE13A, #2C79E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FADFF8

Lighter +30%#F4B2EF

Lighter +20%#EE85E6

Lighter +10%#E759DC

Darker −10%#BF1BB2

Darker −20%#921589

Darker −30%#660E5F

Darker −40%#390835

More saturated +25%#FF0EEC

Less saturated −25%#C34ABA

Channel breakdown

R225

G44

B211

Red225 (88.2%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue304.64°

Saturation (HSL)75.1%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 2C · B D3

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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