Recognised as Colour
#E5299C
- #E5299C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E5299C is a magenta with RGB values 229, 41, 156 and HSL 323°, 78%, 53%. 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
#E5299C#E5299C
HEX#E5299C
RGBrgb(229, 41, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1608, 0.6118
RGB percentages89.8%, 16.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(323.3, 78.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 82.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 31.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,018,396
CSS custom property--colour: #E5299C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#1AD663
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E572
Analogous#D029E5, #E5293E
Triadic#9CE529, #299CE5
Split complementary#3EE529, #29E5D0
Tetradic#E5D029, #29E572, #293EE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G41
B156
Red229 (89.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue323.3°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 29 · B 9C
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