Recognised as Colour
#E956B3
- #E956B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E956B3 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 86, 179 and HSL 322°, 77%, 63%. 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
#E956B3#E956B3
HEX#E956B3
RGBrgb(233, 86, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3373, 0.702
RGB percentages91.4%, 33.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(322, 77%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 63.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 23.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,292,083
CSS custom property--colour: #E956B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#16A94C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#56E98C
Analogous#D556E9, #E9566A
Triadic#B3E956, #56B3E9
Split complementary#6AE956, #56E9D5
Tetradic#E9D556, #56E98C, #566AE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G86
B179
Red233 (91.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue322.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.96%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 56 · B B3
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