Recognised as Colour

#E238E3

#E238E3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#E238E3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 56, 227 and HSL 300°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#E238E3#E238E3

HEX#E238E3

RGBrgb(226, 56, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2196, 0.8902

RGB percentages88.6%, 22%, 89%

HSLhsl(299.6, 75.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 75.3%, 89%)

CMYK0.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,825,699

CSS custom property--colour: #E238E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#1DC71C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#688FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9558Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19.7 Magenta · ΔE 19.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Blue violet · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39E338

Analogous#8C38E3, #E3388F

Triadic#E3E238, #38E3E2

Split complementary#8FE338, #38E38C

Tetradic#E38C38, #39E338, #388FE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEBFC

Lighter +30%#F6BEF6

Lighter +20%#EF91F0

Lighter +10%#E965E9

Darker −10%#CA1DCB

Darker −20%#9E169F

Darker −30%#711072

Darker −40%#450A45

More saturated +25%#FE1CFF

Less saturated −25%#C654C7

Channel breakdown

R226

G56

B227

Red226 (88.6%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue299.65°

Saturation (HSL)75.33%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G 38 · B E3

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