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Recognised as Colour

#E856B5

  • #E856B5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E856B5 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 86, 181 and HSL 321°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E856B5#E856B5
HEX#E856B5
RGBrgb(232, 86, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3373, 0.7098
RGB percentages91%, 33.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(321, 76%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321, 62.9%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 22%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,226,549
CSS custom property--colour: #E856B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#17A94A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#647FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F6557Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.4Medium violet red · ΔE 16.4Orchid · ΔE 17.3Violet · ΔE 21.1Deep pink · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56E889
Analogous#D256E8, #E8566C
Triadic#B5E856, #56B5E8
Split complementary#6CE856, #56E8D2
Tetradic#E8D256, #56E889, #566CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADDF0
Lighter +20%#F4B0DC
Lighter +10%#EE83C9
Darker −10%#E229A1
Darker −20%#BE1A85
Darker −30%#911465
Darker −40%#640E46
More saturated +25%#FF3FBC
Less saturated −25%#D06EAE

Channel breakdown

R232
G86
B181
Red232 (91%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue320.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 56 · B B5

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