Recognised as Colour
#E529A0
- #E529A0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E529A0 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 41, 160 and HSL 322°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E529A0#E529A0
HEX#E529A0
RGBrgb(229, 41, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1608, 0.6275
RGB percentages89.8%, 16.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(322, 78.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 82.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 30.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,018,400
CSS custom property--colour: #E529A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#1AD65F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E56E
Analogous#CC29E5, #E52942
Triadic#A0E529, #29A0E5
Split complementary#42E529, #29E5CC
Tetradic#E5CC29, #29E56E, #2942E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G41
B160
Red229 (89.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue322.02°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 29 · B A0
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