Colour
#E31996
- #E31996
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E31996 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 25, 150 and HSL 323°, 80%, 49%. 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
#E31996#E31996
HEX#E31996
RGBrgb(227, 25, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.098, 0.5882
RGB percentages89%, 9.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(322.9, 80.2%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 89%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 89%, 33.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,883,222
CSS custom property--colour: #E31996;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 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#4D4D4D
Inverted#1CE669
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19E366
Analogous#CB19E3, #E31931
Triadic#96E319, #1996E3
Split complementary#31E319, #19E3CB
Tetradic#E3CB19, #19E366, #1931E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G25
B150
Red227 (89%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue322.87°
Saturation (HSL)80.16%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 19 · B 96
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