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Recognised as Colour

#E8269B

  • #E8269B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#E8269B is a magenta with RGB values 232, 38, 155 and HSL 324°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#E8269B#E8269B
HEX#E8269B
RGBrgb(232, 38, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.149, 0.6078
RGB percentages91%, 14.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(323.8, 80.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.8, 83.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 33.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,214,235
CSS custom property--colour: #E8269B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#17D964

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E699Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#868A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FA0A60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.4Deep pink · ΔE 12.5Hot pink · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 30.8Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3Violet · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26E873
Analogous#D426E8, #E8263A
Triadic#9BE826, #269BE8
Split complementary#3AE826, #26E8D4
Tetradic#E8D426, #26E873, #263AE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCDEF0
Lighter +30%#F7B0DB
Lighter +20%#F282C6
Lighter +10%#ED54B0
Darker −10%#C61580
Darker −20%#981062
Darker −30%#6A0B44
Darker −40%#3C0627
More saturated +25%#FF0FA0
Less saturated −25%#CA4495

Channel breakdown

R232
G38
B155
Red232 (91%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue323.81°
Saturation (HSL)80.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 26 · B 9B

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