Recognised as Colour
#E50FA5
- #E50FA5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E50FA5 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 15, 165 and HSL 318°, 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
#E50FA5#E50FA5
HEX#E50FA5
RGBrgb(229, 15, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0588, 0.6471
RGB percentages89.8%, 5.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(317.9, 87.7%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 93.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 93.4%, 27.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,011,749
CSS custom property--colour: #E50FA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#1AF05A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0FE54F
Analogous#BA0FE5, #E50F3A
Triadic#A5E50F, #0FA5E5
Split complementary#3AE50F, #0FE5BA
Tetradic#E5BA0F, #0FE54F, #0F3AE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G15
B165
Red229 (89.8%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue317.94°
Saturation (HSL)87.7%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 0F · B A5
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