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Recognised as Colour

#E233B2

  • #E233B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E233B2 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 51, 178 and HSL 316°, 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

#E233B2#E233B2
HEX#E233B2
RGBrgb(226, 51, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2, 0.698
RGB percentages88.6%, 20%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(316.5, 75.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.5, 77.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 77.4%, 21.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,824,370
CSS custom property--colour: #E233B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1DCC4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456EB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F03670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 23.4Hot pink · ΔE 23.8Deep pink · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33E263
Analogous#BA33E2, #E2335B
Triadic#B2E233, #33B2E2
Split complementary#5AE233, #33E2BA
Tetradic#E2BB33, #33E263, #335BE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE6F5
Lighter +30%#F5B9E5
Lighter +20%#EF8CD4
Lighter +10%#E860C3
Darker −10%#C61C97
Darker −20%#991675
Darker −30%#6D0F53
Darker −40%#400931
More saturated +25%#FF16BF
Less saturated −25%#C550A5

Channel breakdown

R226
G51
B178
Red226 (88.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue316.46°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 33 · B B2

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