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Recognised as Colour

#E51DA2

  • #E51DA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E51DA2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 29, 162 and HSL 320°, 79%, 51%. 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

#E51DA2#E51DA2
HEX#E51DA2
RGBrgb(229, 29, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1137, 0.6353
RGB percentages89.8%, 11.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(320.1, 79.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 87.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 87.3%, 29.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,015,330
CSS custom property--colour: #E51DA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#1AE25D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4467A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#80889Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original
Tritanopia#F60B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.5Deep pink · ΔE 16.7Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 29.5Dark magenta · ΔE 31.1Violet · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1DE560
Analogous#C41DE5, #E51D3E
Triadic#A2E51D, #1DA2E5
Split complementary#3EE51D, #1DE5C4
Tetradic#E5C41D, #1DE560, #1D3EE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD4ED
Lighter +30%#F5A6DA
Lighter +20%#F078C8
Lighter +10%#EA4BB5
Darker −10%#BA1583
Darker −20%#8C1062
Darker −30%#5E0B42
Darker −40%#300622
More saturated +25%#FF03AB
Less saturated −25%#C63C98

Channel breakdown

R229
G29
B162
Red229 (89.8%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue320.1°
Saturation (HSL)79.37%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 1D · B A2

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