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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

Protanopia#3868B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB0066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.74, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FFB8ED
Lighter +30%#FF85DF
Lighter +20%#FF52D2
Lighter +10%#FF1FC5
Darker −10%#B80088
Darker −20%#850062
Darker −30%#52003D
Darker −40%#1F0017
More saturated +25%#EB00AE
Less saturated −25%#CE1DA0

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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