Recognised as Colour
#E53BA5
- #E53BA5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E53BA5 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 59, 165 and HSL 323°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E53BA5#E53BA5
HEX#E53BA5
RGBrgb(229, 59, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2314, 0.6471
RGB percentages89.8%, 23.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(322.6, 76.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 74.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 27.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,023,013
CSS custom property--colour: #E53BA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#1AC45A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BE57B
Analogous#D03BE5, #E53B50
Triadic#A5E53B, #3BA5E5
Split complementary#50E53B, #3BE5D0
Tetradic#E5D03B, #3BE57B, #3B50E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G59
B165
Red229 (89.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue322.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.58%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3B · B A5
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