Colour
#E437AC
- #E437AC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E437AC is a magenta with RGB values 228, 55, 172 and HSL 319°, 76%, 55%. 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
#E437AC#E437AC
HEX#E437AC
RGBrgb(228, 55, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2157, 0.6745
RGB percentages89.4%, 21.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(319.4, 76.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 75.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 24.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,956,460
CSS custom property--colour: #E437AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#1BC853
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37E46F
Analogous#C637E4, #E43755
Triadic#ACE437, #37ACE4
Split complementary#55E437, #37E4C6
Tetradic#E4C637, #37E46F, #3755E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G55
B172
Red228 (89.4%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue319.42°
Saturation (HSL)76.21%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 37 · B AC
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