Colour
#E12EAD
- #E12EAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E12EAD is a magenta with RGB values 225, 46, 173 and HSL 317°, 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
#E12EAD#E12EAD
HEX#E12EAD
RGBrgb(225, 46, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1804, 0.6784
RGB percentages88.2%, 18%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(317.4, 74.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 79.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 23.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,757,549
CSS custom property--colour: #E12EAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#1ED152
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EE162
Analogous#BB2EE1, #E12E54
Triadic#ADE12E, #2EADE1
Split complementary#53E12E, #2EE1BC
Tetradic#E1BC2E, #2EE162, #2E53E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G46
B173
Red225 (88.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue317.43°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2E · B AD
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