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Recognised as Colour

#E23698

  • #E23698
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E23698 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 54, 152 and HSL 326°, 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

#E23698#E23698
HEX#E23698
RGBrgb(226, 54, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2118, 0.5961
RGB percentages88.6%, 21.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(325.8, 74.8%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.8, 76.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 32.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,825,112
CSS custom property--colour: #E23698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#1DC967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#868A94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F32863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.5Hot pink · ΔE 14.9Deep pink · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8Violet · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36E280
Analogous#D636E2, #E23642
Triadic#98E236, #3698E2
Split complementary#42E236, #36E2D6
Tetradic#E2D636, #36E280, #3642E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCE8F3
Lighter +30%#F5BCDD
Lighter +20%#EF8FC6
Lighter +10%#E863AF
Darker −10%#C81D7E
Darker −20%#9C1662
Darker −30%#6F1046
Darker −40%#420A2A
More saturated +25%#FF199C
Less saturated −25%#C55394

Channel breakdown

R226
G54
B152
Red226 (88.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue325.81°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 36 · B 98

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