Recognised as Colour
#E279BC
- #E279BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E279BC is a magenta with RGB values 226, 121, 188 and HSL 322°, 64%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E279BC#E279BC
HEX#E279BC
RGBrgb(226, 121, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4745, 0.7373
RGB percentages88.6%, 47.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(321.7, 64.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 46.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.5%, 16.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,842,300
CSS custom property--colour: #E279BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1D8643
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79E29F
Analogous#D479E2, #E27987
Triadic#BCE279, #79BCE2
Split complementary#88E279, #79E2D4
Tetradic#E2D479, #79E29F, #7987E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G121
B188
Red226 (88.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue321.71°
Saturation (HSL)64.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 79 · B BC
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