Recognised as Colour
#EA259F
- #EA259F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EA259F is a magenta with RGB values 234, 37, 159 and HSL 323°, 82%, 53%. 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
#EA259F#EA259F
HEX#EA259F
RGBrgb(234, 37, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1451, 0.6235
RGB percentages91.8%, 14.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(322.8, 82.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.8, 84.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.2%, 32.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,345,055
CSS custom property--colour: #EA259F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#15DA60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25EA70
Analogous#D325EA, #EA253C
Triadic#9FEA25, #259FEA
Split complementary#3CEA25, #25EAD3
Tetradic#EAD325, #25EA70, #253CEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G37
B159
Red234 (91.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue322.84°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 25 · B 9F
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