Recognised as Colour
#E61597
- #E61597
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E61597 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 21, 151 and HSL 323°, 83%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E61597#E61597
HEX#E61597
RGBrgb(230, 21, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.0824, 0.5922
RGB percentages90.2%, 8.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(322.7, 83.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.7, 90.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 90.9%, 34.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,078,807
CSS custom property--colour: #E61597;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#19EA68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15E664
Analogous#CD15E6, #E6152E
Triadic#97E615, #1597E6
Split complementary#2EE615, #15E6CD
Tetradic#E6CD15, #15E664, #152EE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G21
B151
Red230 (90.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue322.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.27%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 15 · B 97
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