Colour

#E2158B

#E2158B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E2158B is a magenta with RGB values 226, 21, 139 and HSL 325°, 83%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E2158B#E2158B

HEX#E2158B

RGBrgb(226, 21, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.0824, 0.5451

RGB percentages88.6%, 8.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(325.5, 83%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.5, 90.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 90.7%, 38.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,816,651

CSS custom property--colour: #E2158B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#1DEA74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B618Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#838487no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F40053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.8 Deep pink · ΔE 10.1 Hot pink · ΔE 20.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.2 Orchid · ΔE 35.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#15E26C

Analogous#D315E2, #E21524

Triadic#8BE215, #158BE2

Split complementary#25E215, #15E2D3

Tetradic#E2D215, #15E26C, #1524E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAC9E5

Lighter +30%#F69ACF

Lighter +20%#F16CB9

Lighter +10%#ED3DA2

Darker −10%#B3116E

Darker −20%#850C52

Darker −30%#560835

Darker −40%#270418

More saturated +25%#F7008E

Less saturated −25%#C33486

Channel breakdown

R226

G21

B139

Red226 (88.6%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue325.46°

Saturation (HSL)83%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 15 · B 8B

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