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Recognised as Colour

#E227BD

  • #E227BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E227BD is a magenta with RGB values 226, 39, 189 and HSL 312°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E227BD#E227BD
HEX#E227BD
RGBrgb(226, 39, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1529, 0.7412
RGB percentages88.6%, 15.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(311.9, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 16.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,821,309
CSS custom property--colour: #E227BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#1DD842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7689B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EF3473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3Violet · ΔE 28.9Deep pink · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27E24C
Analogous#AA27E2, #E2275F
Triadic#BDE227, #27BDE2
Split complementary#5FE227, #27E2A9
Tetradic#E2A927, #27E24C, #2760E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADBF4
Lighter +30%#F4AEE6
Lighter +20%#EE81D8
Lighter +10%#E854CB
Darker −10%#BD199C
Darker −20%#901377
Darker −30%#630D52
Darker −40%#36072D
More saturated +25%#FF0ACF
Less saturated −25%#C346AA

Channel breakdown

R226
G39
B189
Red226 (88.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue311.87°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 27 · B BD

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