Recognised as Colour

#E53E95

#E53E95
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E53E95 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 62, 149 and HSL 329°, 76%, 57%. 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

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HEX#E53E95

RGBrgb(229, 62, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2431, 0.5843

RGB percentages89.8%, 24.3%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(328.7, 76.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.7, 72.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 34.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,023,765

CSS custom property--colour: #E53E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#1AC16A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6E97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8D91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Tritanopia#F72E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11 Hot pink · ΔE 12.5 Deep pink · ΔE 15.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.8 Violet · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3EE58E

Analogous#E13EE5, #E53E42

Triadic#95E53E, #3E95E5

Split complementary#42E53E, #3EE5E1

Tetradic#E5E13E, #3EE58E, #3E42E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF2F8

Lighter +30%#F7C5DF

Lighter +20%#F198C6

Lighter +10%#EB6BAE

Darker −10%#D41C7C

Darker −20%#A71662

Darker −30%#7A1047

Darker −40%#4D0A2D

More saturated +25%#FF2496

Less saturated −25%#CA5994

Channel breakdown

R229

G62

B149

Red229 (89.8%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue328.74°

Saturation (HSL)76.26%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 3E · B 95

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