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Recognised as Colour

#E2259D

  • #E2259D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E2259D is a magenta with RGB values 226, 37, 157 and HSL 322°, 77%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E2259D#E2259D
HEX#E2259D
RGBrgb(226, 37, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1451, 0.6157
RGB percentages88.6%, 14.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(321.9, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.9, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 30.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,820,765
CSS custom property--colour: #E2259D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#1DDA62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4967A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#818799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F31561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.6Deep pink · ΔE 15.6Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 28.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31.2Violet · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E26A
Analogous#C925E2, #E2253E
Triadic#9DE225, #259DE2
Split complementary#3EE225, #25E2C9
Tetradic#E2C925, #25E26A, #253EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD9EE
Lighter +30%#F4ACDA
Lighter +20%#EE7FC5
Lighter +10%#E852B1
Darker −10%#BB1980
Darker −20%#8E1361
Darker −30%#610D42
Darker −40%#340724
More saturated +25%#FF08A5
Less saturated −25%#C34495

Channel breakdown

R226
G37
B157
Red226 (88.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue321.9°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 25 · B 9D

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