Recognised as Colour
#E56EBE
- #E56EBE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E56EBE is a magenta with RGB values 229, 110, 190 and HSL 320°, 70%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E56EBE#E56EBE
HEX#E56EBE
RGBrgb(229, 110, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4314, 0.7451
RGB percentages89.8%, 43.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(319.7, 69.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 52%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 17%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,036,094
CSS custom property--colour: #E56EBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#1A9141
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EE595
Analogous#D16EE5, #E56E82
Triadic#BEE56E, #6EBEE5
Split complementary#83E56E, #6EE5D1
Tetradic#E5D16E, #6EE595, #6E82E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G110
B190
Red229 (89.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue319.66°
Saturation (HSL)69.59%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 6E · B BE
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