Recognised as Colour

#E8279F

#E8279F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#E8279F is a magenta with RGB values 232, 39, 159 and HSL 323°, 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

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HEX#E8279F

RGBrgb(232, 39, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1529, 0.6235

RGB percentages91%, 15.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(322.7, 80.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.7, 83.2%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 83.2%, 31.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,214,495

CSS custom property--colour: #E8279F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#17D860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#858A9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F91462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11 Deep pink · ΔE 14 Hot pink · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 29.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 33.1 Violet · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#27E870

Analogous#D027E8, #E8273F

Triadic#9FE827, #279FE8

Split complementary#3FE827, #27E8D0

Tetradic#E8D027, #27E870, #273FE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCDFF1

Lighter +30%#F7B1DC

Lighter +20%#F283C8

Lighter +10%#ED55B3

Darker −10%#C71584

Darker −20%#991065

Darker −30%#6B0B47

Darker −40%#3D0628

More saturated +25%#FF10A5

Less saturated −25%#CA4598

Channel breakdown

R232

G39

B159

Red232 (91%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue322.69°

Saturation (HSL)80.75%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 27 · B 9F

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