Recognised as Colour
#E40478
- #E40478
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#E40478 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 4, 120 and HSL 329°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#E40478#E40478
HEX#E40478
RGBrgb(228, 4, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0157, 0.4706
RGB percentages89.4%, 1.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(328.9, 96.6%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 98.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 98.2%, 47.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,943,352
CSS custom property--colour: #E40478;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#1BFB87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04E470
Analogous#E004E4, #E40408
Triadic#78E404, #0478E4
Split complementary#08E404, #04E4E0
Tetradic#E4E004, #04E470, #0408E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G4
B120
Red228 (89.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue328.93°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 04 · B 78
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