Recognised as Colour
#E659B5
- #E659B5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E659B5 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 89, 181 and HSL 321°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E659B5#E659B5
HEX#E659B5
RGBrgb(230, 89, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.349, 0.7098
RGB percentages90.2%, 34.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(320.9, 73.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 61.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 21.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,096,245
CSS custom property--colour: #E659B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#19A64A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59E68A
Analogous#D059E6, #E6596F
Triadic#B5E659, #59B5E6
Split complementary#6FE659, #59E6D1
Tetradic#E6D059, #59E68A, #596FE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G89
B181
Red230 (90.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue320.85°
Saturation (HSL)73.82%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 59 · B B5
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