Recognised as Colour

#E230BB

#E230BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E230BB is a magenta with RGB values 226, 48, 187 and HSL 313°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E230BB#E230BB

HEX#E230BB

RGBrgb(226, 48, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1882, 0.7333

RGB percentages88.6%, 18.8%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(313.1, 75.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 78.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 78.8%, 17.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,823,611

CSS custom property--colour: #E230BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#1DCF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C6FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#798BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#EF3974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8 Violet · ΔE 26.9 Deep pink · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#30E257

Analogous#B030E2, #E23062

Triadic#BBE230, #30BBE2

Split complementary#62E230, #30E2B0

Tetradic#E2B030, #30E257, #3062E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBE3F6

Lighter +30%#F5B6E7

Lighter +20%#EF89D8

Lighter +10%#E85DCA

Darker −10%#C41B9F

Darker −20%#97157A

Darker −30%#6A0F56

Darker −40%#3D0932

More saturated +25%#FF13CB

Less saturated −25%#C44EAA

Channel breakdown

R226

G48

B187

Red226 (88.6%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue313.15°

Saturation (HSL)75.42%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 30 · B BB

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