Colour
#E142B1
- #E142B1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E142B1 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 66, 177 and HSL 318°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E142B1#E142B1
HEX#E142B1
RGBrgb(225, 66, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2588, 0.6941
RGB percentages88.2%, 25.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(318.1, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 21.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,762,673
CSS custom property--colour: #E142B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#1EBD4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42E172
Analogous#C242E1, #E14261
Triadic#B1E142, #42B1E1
Split complementary#62E142, #42E1C2
Tetradic#E1C142, #42E172, #4261E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G66
B177
Red225 (88.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue318.11°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 42 · B B1
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