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Recognised as Colour

#E317A1

  • #E317A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E317A1 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 23, 161 and HSL 319°, 82%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E317A1#E317A1
HEX#E317A1
RGBrgb(227, 23, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0902, 0.6314
RGB percentages89%, 9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(319.4, 81.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 89.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 89.9%, 29.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,882,721
CSS custom property--colour: #E317A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#1CE85E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4165A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E869Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F30160no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.6Deep pink · ΔE 17.3Hot pink · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 29.8Dark magenta · ΔE 30.6Medium orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17E359
Analogous#BF17E3, #E3173B
Triadic#A1E317, #17A1E3
Split complementary#3BE317, #17E3BF
Tetradic#E3BF17, #17E359, #173BE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FACCEB
Lighter +30%#F59ED9
Lighter +20%#F070C7
Lighter +10%#EC41B5
Darker −10%#B51280
Darker −20%#860E5F
Darker −30%#58093E
Darker −40%#2A041E
More saturated +25%#FA00A9
Less saturated −25%#C43696

Channel breakdown

R227
G23
B161
Red227 (89%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue319.41°
Saturation (HSL)81.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 17 · B A1

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