Recognised as Colour
#E421AE
- #E421AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E421AE is a magenta with RGB values 228, 33, 174 and HSL 317°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E421AE#E421AE
HEX#E421AE
RGBrgb(228, 33, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1294, 0.6824
RGB percentages89.4%, 12.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(316.6, 78.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 85.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 85.5%, 23.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,950,830
CSS custom property--colour: #E421AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#1BDE51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21E457
Analogous#B921E4, #E4214C
Triadic#AEE421, #21AEE4
Split complementary#4CE421, #21E4B9
Tetradic#E4B921, #21E457, #214CE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G33
B174
Red228 (89.4%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue316.62°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 21 · B AE
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