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Recognised as Colour

#E23CAB

  • #E23CAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E23CAB is a magenta with RGB values 226, 60, 171 and HSL 320°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E23CAB#E23CAB
HEX#E23CAB
RGBrgb(226, 60, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2353, 0.6706
RGB percentages88.6%, 23.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(319.9, 74.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.9, 73.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 24.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,826,667
CSS custom property--colour: #E23CAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#1DC354

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5070AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#838CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F13A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.3Hot pink · ΔE 18.3Deep pink · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CE273
Analogous#C63CE2, #E23C58
Triadic#ABE23C, #3CABE2
Split complementary#58E23C, #3CE2C6
Tetradic#E2C63C, #3CE273, #3C58E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEEF8
Lighter +30%#F6C1E4
Lighter +20%#EF95D1
Lighter +10%#E968BE
Darker −10%#CD1E93
Darker −20%#A01873
Darker −30%#741153
Darker −40%#470B33
More saturated +25%#FE20B4
Less saturated −25%#C658A2

Channel breakdown

R226
G60
B171
Red226 (88.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue319.88°
Saturation (HSL)74.11%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 3C · B AB

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