Recognised as Colour
#EA40C5
- #EA40C5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EA40C5 is a magenta with RGB values 234, 64, 197 and HSL 313°, 80%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EA40C5#EA40C5
HEX#EA40C5
RGBrgb(234, 64, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.251, 0.7725
RGB percentages91.8%, 25.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(313.1, 80.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 72.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.6%, 15.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,352,005
CSS custom property--colour: #EA40C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#15BF3A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40EA65
Analogous#BA40EA, #EA4070
Triadic#C5EA40, #40C5EA
Split complementary#70EA40, #40EABA
Tetradic#EABA40, #40EA65, #4070EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G64
B197
Red234 (91.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue313.06°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 40 · B C5
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