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Recognised as Colour

#E6278D

  • #E6278D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#E6278D is a magenta with RGB values 230, 39, 141 and HSL 328°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#E6278D#E6278D
HEX#E6278D
RGBrgb(230, 39, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.1529, 0.5529
RGB percentages90.2%, 15.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(328, 79.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328, 83%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 83%, 38.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,083,405
CSS custom property--colour: #E6278D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#19D872

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53668Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#888889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F90058no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 10.2Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9Hot pink · ΔE 17.7Pale violetred · ΔE 32.4Orchid · ΔE 34.6Dark magenta · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27E680
Analogous#DF27E6, #E6272E
Triadic#8DE627, #278DE6
Split complementary#2DE627, #27E6DF
Tetradic#E6E027, #27E680, #272EE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBDEED
Lighter +30%#F6B0D5
Lighter +20%#F182BD
Lighter +10%#EB55A5
Darker −10%#C31773
Darker −20%#961158
Darker −30%#680C3D
Darker −40%#3A0722
More saturated +25%#FF0E8F
Less saturated −25%#C8458B

Channel breakdown

R230
G39
B141
Red230 (90.2%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue327.96°
Saturation (HSL)79.25%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 27 · B 8D

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