Colour

#E42BED

#E42BED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#E42BED is a magenta with RGB values 228, 43, 237 and HSL 297°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

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HEX#E42BED

RGBrgb(228, 43, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1686, 0.9294

RGB percentages89.4%, 16.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(297.2, 84.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 81.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK3.8%, 81.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,953,453

CSS custom property--colour: #E42BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#1BD412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EA5390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 13 Magenta · ΔE 13 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34ED2B

Analogous#832BED, #ED2B95

Triadic#EDE42B, #2BEDE4

Split complementary#95ED2B, #2BED83

Tetradic#ED832B, #34ED2B, #2B95ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCE7FD

Lighter +30%#F6B8F9

Lighter +20%#F089F5

Lighter +10%#EA5AF1

Darker −10%#CA12D3

Darker −20%#9D0EA4

Darker −30%#700A75

Darker −40%#430646

More saturated +25%#F419FF

Less saturated −25%#CA48D0

Channel breakdown

R228

G43

B237

Red228 (89.4%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue297.22°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 2B · B ED

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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