Recognised as Colour
#E42185
- #E42185
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#E42185 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 33, 133 and HSL 329°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#E42185#E42185
HEX#E42185
RGBrgb(228, 33, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1294, 0.5216
RGB percentages89.4%, 12.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(329.2, 78.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 85.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 41.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,950,789
CSS custom property--colour: #E42185;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#1BDE7A
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 text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21E480
Analogous#E221E4, #E42123
Triadic#85E421, #2185E4
Split complementary#24E421, #21E4E2
Tetradic#E4E221, #21E480, #2123E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G33
B133
Red228 (89.4%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue329.23°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 21 · B 85
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