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Recognised as Colour

#E308B9

  • #E308B9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E308B9 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 8, 185 and HSL 312°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E308B9#E308B9
HEX#E308B9
RGBrgb(227, 8, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0314, 0.7255
RGB percentages89%, 3.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(311.5, 93.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 96.5%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 96.5%, 18.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,878,905
CSS custom property--colour: #E308B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#1CF746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2768BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7486B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F11F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 27.9Dark magenta · ΔE 29Deep pink · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.6Fuchsia · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08E332
Analogous#9F08E3, #E3084C
Triadic#B9E308, #08B9E3
Split complementary#4BE308, #08E3A0
Tetradic#E3A008, #08E332, #084BE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDBAF0
Lighter +30%#FB89E5
Lighter +20%#F958DA
Lighter +10%#F727CF
Darker −10%#B20691
Darker −20%#800569
Darker −30%#4F0341
Darker −40%#1E0118
More saturated +25%#EB00BE
Less saturated −25%#C625A7

Channel breakdown

R227
G8
B185
Red227 (89%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue311.51°
Saturation (HSL)93.19%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 08 · B B9

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