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Recognised as Colour

#E239AC

  • #E239AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E239AC is a magenta with RGB values 226, 57, 172 and HSL 319°, 74%, 55%. 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

#E239AC#E239AC
HEX#E239AC
RGBrgb(226, 57, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2235, 0.6745
RGB percentages88.6%, 22.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(319.2, 74.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.2, 74.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 23.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,825,900
CSS custom property--colour: #E239AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#1DC653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#818BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F1386Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Hot pink · ΔE 19.6Deep pink · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 22.7Violet · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39E26F
Analogous#C439E2, #E23957
Triadic#ACE239, #39ACE2
Split complementary#57E239, #39E2C4
Tetradic#E2C439, #39E26F, #3957E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEBF7
Lighter +30%#F6BEE4
Lighter +20%#EF92D1
Lighter +10%#E965BF
Darker −10%#CA1E93
Darker −20%#9E1773
Darker −30%#711152
Darker −40%#450A32
More saturated +25%#FE1DB6
Less saturated −25%#C655A2

Channel breakdown

R226
G57
B172
Red226 (88.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue319.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.45%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 39 · B AC

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