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Recognised as Colour

#E231A7

  • #E231A7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E231A7 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 49, 167 and HSL 320°, 75%, 54%. 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

#E231A7#E231A7
HEX#E231A7
RGBrgb(226, 49, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1922, 0.6549
RGB percentages88.6%, 19.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(320, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 26.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,847
CSS custom property--colour: #E231A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#1DCE58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6CAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8189A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F12D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.7Deep pink · ΔE 19.4Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 28.8Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31E26C
Analogous#C431E2, #E2314F
Triadic#A7E231, #31A7E2
Split complementary#4FE231, #31E2C5
Tetradic#E2C531, #31E26C, #314EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE4F3
Lighter +30%#F5B7E0
Lighter +20%#EF8ACD
Lighter +10%#E85EBA
Darker −10%#C41C8C
Darker −20%#98156C
Darker −30%#6B0F4C
Darker −40%#3E092C
More saturated +25%#FF14B1
Less saturated −25%#C54E9D

Channel breakdown

R226
G49
B167
Red226 (88.6%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 31 · B A7

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