Colour

#E42ABC

#E42ABC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E42ABC is a magenta with RGB values 228, 42, 188 and HSL 313°, 78%, 53%. 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

#E42ABC#E42ABC

HEX#E42ABC

RGBrgb(228, 42, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1647, 0.7373

RGB percentages89.4%, 16.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(312.9, 77.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 81.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.6%, 17.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,953,148

CSS custom property--colour: #E42ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21781WCAG 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 5.36:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#1BD543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#386EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#798BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F13473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 26 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AE452

Analogous#AF2AE4, #E42A5F

Triadic#BCE42A, #2ABCE4

Split complementary#5FE42A, #2AE4AF

Tetradic#E4AF2A, #2AE452, #2A5FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBDFF5

Lighter +30%#F5B2E7

Lighter +20%#EF85D8

Lighter +10%#EA57CA

Darker −10%#C2199E

Darker −20%#951379

Darker −30%#680D54

Darker −40%#3B0730

More saturated +25%#FF0FCB

Less saturated −25%#C648AB

Channel breakdown

R228

G42

B188

Red228 (89.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue312.9°

Saturation (HSL)77.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 2A · B BC

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