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Recognised as Colour

#E2359C

  • #E2359C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E2359C is a magenta with RGB values 226, 53, 156 and HSL 324°, 75%, 55%. 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

#E2359C#E2359C
HEX#E2359C
RGBrgb(226, 53, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2078, 0.6118
RGB percentages88.6%, 20.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(324.3, 74.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.3, 76.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 31%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,824,860
CSS custom property--colour: #E2359C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1DCA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#858A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F32965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.5Hot pink · ΔE 15.9Deep pink · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 27.2Violet · ΔE 31.3Dark magenta · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35E27B
Analogous#D135E2, #E23546
Triadic#9CE235, #359CE2
Split complementary#46E235, #35E2D1
Tetradic#E2D135, #35E27B, #3546E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE7F3
Lighter +30%#F5BBDE
Lighter +20%#EF8EC8
Lighter +10%#E862B2
Darker −10%#C71D82
Darker −20%#9B1665
Darker −30%#6E1048
Darker −40%#42092B
More saturated +25%#FF18A2
Less saturated −25%#C55296

Channel breakdown

R226
G53
B156
Red226 (88.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue324.28°
Saturation (HSL)74.89%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 35 · B 9C

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