Recognised as Colour
#E155B2
- #E155B2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E155B2 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 85, 178 and HSL 320°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E155B2#E155B2
HEX#E155B2
RGBrgb(225, 85, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3333, 0.698
RGB percentages88.2%, 33.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(320.1, 70%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 62.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 20.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,767,538
CSS custom property--colour: #E155B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#1EAA4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55E184
Analogous#CA55E1, #E1556C
Triadic#B2E155, #55B2E1
Split complementary#6CE155, #55E1CA
Tetradic#E1CA55, #55E184, #556CE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G85
B178
Red225 (88.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue320.14°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 55 · B B2
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