Recognised as Colour
#E338AC
- #E338AC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E338AC is a magenta with RGB values 227, 56, 172 and HSL 319°, 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
#E338AC#E338AC
HEX#E338AC
RGBrgb(227, 56, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2196, 0.6745
RGB percentages89%, 22%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(319.3, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 24.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,891,180
CSS custom property--colour: #E338AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#1CC753
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38E36F
Analogous#C438E3, #E33857
Triadic#ACE338, #38ACE3
Split complementary#57E338, #38E3C4
Tetradic#E3C438, #38E36F, #3857E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G56
B172
Red227 (89%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue319.3°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 38 · B AC
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