Recognised as Colour
#E50EA2
- #E50EA2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E50EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 14, 162 and HSL 319°, 88%, 48%. 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
#E50EA2#E50EA2
HEX#E50EA2
RGBrgb(229, 14, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0549, 0.6353
RGB percentages89.8%, 5.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(318.7, 88.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 93.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 93.9%, 29.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,011,490
CSS custom property--colour: #E50EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#1AF15D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0EE551
Analogous#BD0EE5, #E50E36
Triadic#A2E50E, #0EA2E5
Split complementary#36E50E, #0EE5BD
Tetradic#E5BD0E, #0EE551, #0E36E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G14
B162
Red229 (89.8%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue318.7°
Saturation (HSL)88.48%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 0E · B A2
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