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Recognised as Colour

#E5359A

  • #E5359A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E5359A is a magenta with RGB values 229, 53, 154 and HSL 326°, 77%, 55%. 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 violet red.

Colour values

#E5359A#E5359A
HEX#E5359A
RGBrgb(229, 53, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2078, 0.6039
RGB percentages89.8%, 20.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(325.6, 77.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.6, 76.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 76.9%, 32.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,021,466
CSS custom property--colour: #E5359A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#1ACA65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#888B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F62664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.1Deep pink · ΔE 14.3Hot pink · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 28.7Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9Violet · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35E580
Analogous#D835E5, #E53542
Triadic#9AE535, #359AE5
Split complementary#42E535, #35E5D8
Tetradic#E5D835, #35E580, #3542E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCEAF4
Lighter +30%#F6BDDE
Lighter +20%#F18FC7
Lighter +10%#EB62B1
Darker −10%#CD1A81
Darker −20%#9F1564
Darker −30%#720F48
Darker −40%#45092B
More saturated +25%#FF1B9E
Less saturated −25%#C95296

Channel breakdown

R229
G53
B154
Red229 (89.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue325.57°
Saturation (HSL)77.19%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 35 · B 9A

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