Recognised as Colour
#E43BA5
- #E43BA5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E43BA5 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 59, 165 and HSL 322°, 76%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E43BA5#E43BA5
HEX#E43BA5
RGBrgb(228, 59, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2314, 0.6471
RGB percentages89.4%, 23.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(322.4, 75.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 74.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 27.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,957,477
CSS custom property--colour: #E43BA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22339WCAG 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 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#1BC45A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BE47A
Analogous#CF3BE4, #E43B51
Triadic#A5E43B, #3BA5E4
Split complementary#51E43B, #3BE4CF
Tetradic#E4CE3B, #3BE47A, #3B51E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G59
B165
Red228 (89.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue322.37°
Saturation (HSL)75.78%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 3B · B A5
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