Colour
#E72BA3
- #E72BA3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#E72BA3 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 43, 163 and HSL 322°, 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
#E72BA3#E72BA3
HEX#E72BA3
RGBrgb(231, 43, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.1686, 0.6392
RGB percentages90.6%, 16.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(321.7, 79.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 81.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 29.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,149,987
CSS custom property--colour: #E72BA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#18D45C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BE76F
Analogous#CD2BE7, #E72B45
Triadic#A3E72B, #2BA3E7
Split complementary#45E72B, #2BE7CD
Tetradic#E7CD2B, #2BE76F, #2B45E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G43
B163
Red231 (90.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue321.7°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 2B · B A3
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