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Colour

#E42CB1

  • #E42CB1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E42CB1 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 44, 177 and HSL 317°, 77%, 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

#E42CB1#E42CB1
HEX#E42CB1
RGBrgb(228, 44, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1725, 0.6941
RGB percentages89.4%, 17.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(316.6, 77.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 80.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 22.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,953,649
CSS custom property--colour: #E42CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#1BD34E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#426DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F32E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.1Hot pink · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CE45F
Analogous#BB2CE4, #E42C55
Triadic#B1E42C, #2CB1E4
Split complementary#55E42C, #2CE4BB
Tetradic#E4BB2C, #2CE45F, #2C55E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE1F4
Lighter +30%#F5B4E3
Lighter +20%#F086D2
Lighter +10%#EA59C2
Darker −10%#C41995
Darker −20%#971372
Darker −30%#6A0D50
Darker −40%#3C082E
More saturated +25%#FF11BD
Less saturated −25%#C64AA4

Channel breakdown

R228
G44
B177
Red228 (89.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue316.63°
Saturation (HSL)77.31%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 2C · B B1

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