Colour
#E144A9
- #E144A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E144A9 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 68, 169 and HSL 321°, 72%, 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
#E144A9#E144A9
HEX#E144A9
RGBrgb(225, 68, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2667, 0.6627
RGB percentages88.2%, 26.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(321.4, 72.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 69.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 24.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,763,177
CSS custom property--colour: #E144A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#1EBB56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#44E17C
Analogous#CB44E1, #E1445A
Triadic#A9E144, #44A9E1
Split complementary#5BE144, #44E1CA
Tetradic#E1CA44, #44E17C, #445BE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G68
B169
Red225 (88.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue321.4°
Saturation (HSL)72.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 44 · B A9
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