Colour

#E2378D

#E2378D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E2378D is a magenta with RGB values 226, 55, 141 and HSL 330°, 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

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HEX#E2378D

RGBrgb(226, 55, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2157, 0.5529

RGB percentages88.6%, 21.6%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(329.8, 74.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 75.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 75.7%, 37.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,825,357

CSS custom property--colour: #E2378D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#1DC872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#898989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Tritanopia#F4215Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.1 Hot pink · ΔE 14.5 Deep pink · ΔE 14.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.3 Orchid · ΔE 32.5 Violet · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#37E28C

Analogous#E237E2, #E23737

Triadic#8DE237, #378DE2

Split complementary#38E237, #37E2E2

Tetradic#E2E237, #37E28C, #3737E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCE9F3

Lighter +30%#F5BDD9

Lighter +20%#EF90C0

Lighter +10%#E864A6

Darker −10%#C91D74

Darker −20%#9C175A

Darker −30%#701040

Darker −40%#430A27

More saturated +25%#FF1A8D

Less saturated −25%#C5548D

Channel breakdown

R226

G55

B141

Red226 (88.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue329.82°

Saturation (HSL)74.67%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 37 · B 8D

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