Recognised as Colour
#E30591
- #E30591
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E30591 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 5, 145 and HSL 322°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E30591#E30591
HEX#E30591
RGBrgb(227, 5, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0196, 0.5686
RGB percentages89%, 2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(322.2, 95.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 97.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 36.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,878,097
CSS custom property--colour: #E30591;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#1CFA6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05E357
Analogous#C605E3, #E30522
Triadic#91E305, #0591E3
Split complementary#22E305, #05E3C6
Tetradic#E3C605, #05E357, #0522E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G5
B145
Red227 (89%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue322.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 05 · B 91
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