Recognised as Colour
#EA2EAE
- #EA2EAE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EA2EAE is a magenta with RGB values 234, 46, 174 and HSL 319°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EA2EAE#EA2EAE
HEX#EA2EAE
RGBrgb(234, 46, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1804, 0.6824
RGB percentages91.8%, 18%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(319.1, 81.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 80.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 80.3%, 25.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,347,374
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2EAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#15D151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EEA6A
Analogous#C82EEA, #EA2E50
Triadic#AEEA2E, #2EAEEA
Split complementary#50EA2E, #2EEAC8
Tetradic#EAC82E, #2EEA6A, #2E50EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G46
B174
Red234 (91.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue319.15°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 2E · B AE
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