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Recognised as Colour

#E505AA

  • #E505AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E505AA is a magenta with RGB values 229, 5, 170 and HSL 316°, 96%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E505AA#E505AA
HEX#E505AA
RGBrgb(229, 5, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0196, 0.6667
RGB percentages89.8%, 2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(315.8, 95.7%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 97.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 25.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,009,194
CSS custom property--colour: #E505AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#1AFA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3765ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B86A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F50064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7Deep pink · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2Orchid · ΔE 30.7Medium orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05E540
Analogous#B005E5, #E5053A
Triadic#AAE505, #05AAE5
Split complementary#3AE505, #05E5B0
Tetradic#E5B005, #05E540, #053AE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDB9EB
Lighter +30%#FC87DD
Lighter +20%#FB55CF
Lighter +10%#FA23C1
Darker −10%#B30485
Darker −20%#810360
Darker −30%#4F023B
Darker −40%#1D0116
More saturated +25%#EA00AC
Less saturated −25%#C8229C

Channel breakdown

R229
G5
B170
Red229 (89.8%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue315.8°
Saturation (HSL)95.73%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 05 · B AA

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