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Recognised as Colour

#E203A5

  • #E203A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E203A5 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 3, 165 and HSL 316°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E203A5#E203A5
HEX#E203A5
RGBrgb(226, 3, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.0118, 0.6471
RGB percentages88.6%, 1.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(316.4, 97.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 98.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 98.7%, 27%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,812,069
CSS custom property--colour: #E203A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#1DFC5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3863A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A84A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F20061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7Deep pink · ΔE 20.2Hot pink · ΔE 27.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30.6Medium orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03E240
Analogous#AF03E2, #E20336
Triadic#A5E203, #03A5E2
Split complementary#35E203, #03E2AF
Tetradic#E2B003, #03E240, #0336E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEB3E9
Lighter +30%#FD81DB
Lighter +20%#FD4ECD
Lighter +10%#FC1CBF
Darker −10%#B00280
Darker −20%#7D025C
Darker −30%#4B0137
Darker −40%#190012
More saturated +25%#E500A6
Less saturated −25%#C52098

Channel breakdown

R226
G3
B165
Red226 (88.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue316.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.38%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 03 · B A5

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