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Recognised as Colour

#E22EAA

  • #E22EAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E22EAA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 46, 170 and HSL 319°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E22EAA#E22EAA
HEX#E22EAA
RGBrgb(226, 46, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1804, 0.6667
RGB percentages88.6%, 18%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(318.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 24.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,082
CSS custom property--colour: #E22EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#1DD155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#476BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F89A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F12C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3Deep pink · ΔE 20.6Hot pink · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 28.4Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EE266
Analogous#C02EE2, #E22E50
Triadic#AAE22E, #2EAAE2
Split complementary#50E22E, #2EE2C0
Tetradic#E2C02E, #2EE266, #2E50E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE1F3
Lighter +30%#F5B4E1
Lighter +20%#EE88CE
Lighter +10%#E85BBC
Darker −10%#C21B8E
Darker −20%#95156D
Darker −30%#690F4C
Darker −40%#3C082C
More saturated +25%#FF11B5
Less saturated −25%#C44C9F

Channel breakdown

R226
G46
B170
Red226 (88.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue318.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 2E · B AA

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