Colour
#E72AA8
- #E72AA8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E72AA8 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 42, 168 and HSL 320°, 80%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#E72AA8#E72AA8
HEX#E72AA8
RGBrgb(231, 42, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.1647, 0.6588
RGB percentages90.6%, 16.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(320, 79.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 81.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 27.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,149,736
CSS custom property--colour: #E72AA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#18D557
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AE769
Analogous#C72AE7, #E72A4A
Triadic#A8E72A, #2AA8E7
Split complementary#4AE72A, #2AE7C8
Tetradic#E7C82A, #2AE769, #2A49E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G42
B168
Red231 (90.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)79.75%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 2A · B A8
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