Recognised as Colour
#EB00AE
- #EB00AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EB00AE is a magenta with RGB values 235, 0, 174 and HSL 316°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EB00AE#EB00AE
HEX#EB00AE
RGBrgb(235, 0, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0, 0.6824
RGB percentages92.2%, 0%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(315.6, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 26%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,401,134
CSS custom property--colour: #EB00AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#14FF51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00EB3D
Analogous#B300EB, #EB0038
Triadic#AEEB00, #00AEEB
Split complementary#38EB00, #00EBB3
Tetradic#EBB300, #00EB3D, #0038EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G0
B174
Red235 (92.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue315.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 00 · B AE
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