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Recognised as Colour

#E22EA1

  • #E22EA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E22EA1 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 46, 161 and HSL 322°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E22EA1#E22EA1
HEX#E22EA1
RGBrgb(226, 46, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1804, 0.6314
RGB percentages88.6%, 18%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(321.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 28.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,073
CSS custom property--colour: #E22EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#1DD15E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#82899Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F22565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.9Deep pink · ΔE 17.1Hot pink · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 26.7Dark magenta · ΔE 30.4Violet · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EE26F
Analogous#C92EE2, #E22E47
Triadic#A1E22E, #2EA1E2
Split complementary#47E22E, #2EE2C9
Tetradic#E2C92E, #2EE26F, #2E47E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE1F2
Lighter +30%#F5B4DD
Lighter +20%#EE88C9
Lighter +10%#E85BB5
Darker −10%#C21B86
Darker −20%#951567
Darker −30%#690F48
Darker −40%#3C0829
More saturated +25%#FF11A9
Less saturated −25%#C44C99

Channel breakdown

R226
G46
B161
Red226 (88.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue321.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 2E · B A1

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