Recognised as Colour
#E146B5
- #E146B5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E146B5 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 70, 181 and HSL 317°, 72%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E146B5#E146B5
HEX#E146B5
RGBrgb(225, 70, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2745, 0.7098
RGB percentages88.2%, 27.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(317, 72.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317, 68.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.9%, 19.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,763,701
CSS custom property--colour: #E146B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1EB94A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46E172
Analogous#BF46E1, #E14668
Triadic#B5E146, #46B5E1
Split complementary#68E146, #46E1BF
Tetradic#E1BF46, #46E172, #4668E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G70
B181
Red225 (88.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue317.03°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 46 · B B5
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