Colour
#E22199
- #E22199
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E22199 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 33, 153 and HSL 323°, 77%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E22199#E22199
HEX#E22199
RGBrgb(226, 33, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1294, 0.6
RGB percentages88.6%, 12.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(322.7, 76.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.7, 85.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 85.4%, 32.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,819,737
CSS custom property--colour: #E22199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#1DDE66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21E26A
Analogous#CA21E2, #E22139
Triadic#99E221, #2199E2
Split complementary#39E221, #21E2CA
Tetradic#E2CA21, #21E26A, #2139E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G33
B153
Red226 (88.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue322.69°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 21 · B 99
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