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Recognised as Colour

#E3149C

  • #E3149C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E3149C is a magenta with RGB values 227, 20, 156 and HSL 321°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E3149C#E3149C
HEX#E3149C
RGBrgb(227, 20, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0784, 0.6118
RGB percentages89%, 7.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(320.6, 83.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 91.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 31.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,881,948
CSS custom property--colour: #E3149C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#1CEB63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#43649Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8598no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F4005Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.2Deep pink · ΔE 15.2Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 31Dark magenta · ΔE 31.8Purple · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14E35B
Analogous#C214E3, #E31435
Triadic#9CE314, #149CE3
Split complementary#35E314, #14E3C2
Tetradic#E3C214, #14E35B, #1435E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAC9E9
Lighter +30%#F69AD6
Lighter +20%#F26BC4
Lighter +10%#EE3CB1
Darker −10%#B4107C
Darker −20%#850C5C
Darker −30%#56083B
Darker −40%#28031B
More saturated +25%#F700A2
Less saturated −25%#C43392

Channel breakdown

R227
G20
B156
Red227 (89%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue320.58°
Saturation (HSL)83.81%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 14 · B 9C

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