Colour
#E5249D
- #E5249D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E5249D is a magenta with RGB values 229, 36, 157 and HSL 322°, 79%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E5249D#E5249D
HEX#E5249D
RGBrgb(229, 36, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1412, 0.6157
RGB percentages89.8%, 14.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(322.4, 78.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 84.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.3%, 31.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,017,117
CSS custom property--colour: #E5249D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#1ADB62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#24E56C
Analogous#CC24E5, #E5243D
Triadic#9DE524, #249DE5
Split complementary#3DE524, #24E5CC
Tetradic#E5CC24, #24E56C, #243DE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G36
B157
Red229 (89.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue322.38°
Saturation (HSL)78.78%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 24 · B 9D
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