Recognised as Colour
#E456B3
- #E456B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E456B3 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 86, 179 and HSL 321°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E456B3#E456B3
HEX#E456B3
RGBrgb(228, 86, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3373, 0.702
RGB percentages89.4%, 33.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(320.7, 72.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 62.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 21.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,964,403
CSS custom property--colour: #E456B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#1BA94C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#56E487
Analogous#CE56E4, #E4566C
Triadic#B3E456, #56B3E4
Split complementary#6CE456, #56E4CE
Tetradic#E4CE56, #56E487, #566CE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G86
B179
Red228 (89.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue320.7°
Saturation (HSL)72.45%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 56 · B B3
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