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Recognised as Colour

#E338A5

  • #E338A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E338A5 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 56, 165 and HSL 322°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E338A5#E338A5
HEX#E338A5
RGBrgb(227, 56, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2196, 0.6471
RGB percentages89%, 22%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(321.8, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 27.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,891,173
CSS custom property--colour: #E338A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#1CC75A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#848BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F3326Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.5Hot pink · ΔE 17.3Deep pink · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 28.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38E376
Analogous#CB38E3, #E33850
Triadic#A5E338, #38A5E3
Split complementary#50E338, #38E3CB
Tetradic#E3CB38, #38E376, #3850E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEBF6
Lighter +30%#F6BEE2
Lighter +20%#F091CD
Lighter +10%#E965B9
Darker −10%#CB1D8C
Darker −20%#9F166D
Darker −30%#72104E
Darker −40%#450A30
More saturated +25%#FF1CAD
Less saturated −25%#C7549D

Channel breakdown

R227
G56
B165
Red227 (89%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue321.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 38 · B A5

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