Recognised as Colour
#EB49B4
- #EB49B4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EB49B4 is a magenta with RGB values 235, 73, 180 and HSL 320°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EB49B4#EB49B4
HEX#EB49B4
RGBrgb(235, 73, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.2863, 0.7059
RGB percentages92.2%, 28.6%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(320.4, 80.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.4, 68.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.9%, 23.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,419,828
CSS custom property--colour: #EB49B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#14B64B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49EB80
Analogous#D149EB, #EB4963
Triadic#B4EB49, #49B4EB
Split complementary#63EB49, #49EBD1
Tetradic#EBD149, #49EB80, #4963EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G73
B180
Red235 (92.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue320.37°
Saturation (HSL)80.2%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 49 · B B4
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