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Recognised as Colour

#E51BC2

  • #E51BC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E51BC2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 27, 194 and HSL 310°, 80%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E51BC2#E51BC2
HEX#E51BC2
RGBrgb(229, 27, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1059, 0.7608
RGB percentages89.8%, 10.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(310.4, 79.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 88.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 88.2%, 15.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,014,850
CSS custom property--colour: #E51BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#1AE43D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F22F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3Magenta · ΔE 28.3Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 26.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1BE53E
Analogous#A31BE5, #E51B5D
Triadic#C2E51B, #1BC2E5
Split complementary#5DE51B, #1BE5A3
Tetradic#E5A31B, #1BE53E, #1B5DE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD2F3
Lighter +30%#F5A4E7
Lighter +20%#EF77DA
Lighter +10%#EA49CE
Darker −10%#B8159C
Darker −20%#8A1075
Darker −30%#5C0B4E
Darker −40%#2F0528
More saturated +25%#FF01D3
Less saturated −25%#C53BAD

Channel breakdown

R229
G27
B194
Red229 (89.8%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue310.4°
Saturation (HSL)79.53%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 1B · B C2

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