Recognised as Colour
#E31FB9
- #E31FB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E31FB9 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 31, 185 and HSL 313°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E31FB9#E31FB9
HEX#E31FB9
RGBrgb(227, 31, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1216, 0.7255
RGB percentages89%, 12.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(312.9, 77.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 86.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 86.3%, 18.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,884,793
CSS custom property--colour: #E31FB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#1CE046
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1FE349
Analogous#AB1FE3, #E31F57
Triadic#B9E31F, #1FB9E3
Split complementary#57E31F, #1FE3AB
Tetradic#E3AB1F, #1FE349, #1F57E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G31
B185
Red227 (89%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue312.86°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 1F · B B9
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