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Recognised as Colour

#E500B3

  • #E500B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E500B3 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 0, 179 and HSL 313°, 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

#E500B3#E500B3
HEX#E500B3
RGBrgb(229, 0, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0, 0.702
RGB percentages89.8%, 0%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(313.1, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 21.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,007,923
CSS custom property--colour: #E500B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#1AFF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E67B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7787AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F41069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22Deep pink · ΔE 26.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.7Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 31Hot pink · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00E532
Analogous#A500E5, #E50040
Triadic#B3E500, #00B3E5
Split complementary#40E500, #00E5A5
Tetradic#E5A500, #00E532, #0040E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB2EE
Lighter +30%#FF7FE3
Lighter +20%#FF4CD8
Lighter +10%#FF19CD
Darker −10%#B2008B
Darker −20%#7F0063
Darker −30%#4C003B
Darker −40%#190014
More saturated +25%#E500B3
Less saturated −25%#C81DA3

Channel breakdown

R229
G0
B179
Red229 (89.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue313.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 00 · B B3

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