Recognised as Colour
#E231B1
- #E231B1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E231B1 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 49, 177 and HSL 317°, 75%, 54%. 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
#E231B1#E231B1
HEX#E231B1
RGBrgb(226, 49, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1922, 0.6941
RGB percentages88.6%, 19.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(316.6, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 21.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,857
CSS custom property--colour: #E231B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2154WCAG 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 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#1DCE4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31E262
Analogous#BB31E2, #E23158
Triadic#B1E231, #31B1E2
Split complementary#59E231, #31E2BB
Tetradic#E2BB31, #31E262, #3159E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G49
B177
Red226 (88.6%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue316.61°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 31 · B B1
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page