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Recognised as Colour

#E500AF

  • #E500AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E500AF is a magenta with RGB values 229, 0, 175 and HSL 314°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E500AF#E500AF
HEX#E500AF
RGBrgb(229, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages89.8%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(314.1, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 23.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,007,919
CSS custom property--colour: #E500AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#1AFF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3266B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7986ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F40666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2Deep pink · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.9Hot pink · ΔE 30.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5Orchid · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00E536
Analogous#A800E5, #E5003D
Triadic#AFE500, #00AFE5
Split complementary#3DE500, #00E5A8
Tetradic#E5A800, #00E536, #003DE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB2ED
Lighter +30%#FF7FE1
Lighter +20%#FF4CD5
Lighter +10%#FF19C9
Darker −10%#B20088
Darker −20%#7F0061
Darker −30%#4C003A
Darker −40%#190013
More saturated +25%#E500AF
Less saturated −25%#C81DA0

Channel breakdown

R229
G0
B175
Red229 (89.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue314.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 00 · B AF

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