Colour

#E42ABA

#E42ABA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E42ABA is a magenta with RGB values 228, 42, 186 and HSL 314°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E42ABA#E42ABA

HEX#E42ABA

RGBrgb(228, 42, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1647, 0.7294

RGB percentages89.4%, 16.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(313.5, 77.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 81.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.6%, 18.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,953,146

CSS custom property--colour: #E42ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#1BD545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A6EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F23372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Deep pink · ΔE 27.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7 Violet · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2AE454

Analogous#B12AE4, #E42A5D

Triadic#BAE42A, #2ABAE4

Split complementary#5DE42A, #2AE4B1

Tetradic#E4B12A, #2AE454, #2A5DE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBDFF5

Lighter +30%#F5B2E6

Lighter +20%#EF85D7

Lighter +10%#EA57C9

Darker −10%#C2199C

Darker −20%#951378

Darker −30%#680D53

Darker −40%#3B072F

More saturated +25%#FF0FC9

Less saturated −25%#C648AA

Channel breakdown

R228

G42

B186

Red228 (89.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue313.55°

Saturation (HSL)77.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 2A · B BA

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