Recognised as Colour
#E24CAE
- #E24CAE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E24CAE is a magenta with RGB values 226, 76, 174 and HSL 321°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E24CAE#E24CAE
HEX#E24CAE
RGBrgb(226, 76, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.298, 0.6824
RGB percentages88.6%, 29.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(320.8, 72.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.8, 66.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 23%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,830,766
CSS custom property--colour: #E24CAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#1DB351
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4CE280
Analogous#CB4CE2, #E24C63
Triadic#AEE24C, #4CAEE2
Split complementary#63E24C, #4CE2CB
Tetradic#E2CB4C, #4CE280, #4C63E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G76
B174
Red226 (88.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue320.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.12%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 4C · B AE
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