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Recognised as Colour

#ED2AAA

  • #ED2AAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#ED2AAA is a magenta with RGB values 237, 42, 170 and HSL 321°, 84%, 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

#ED2AAA#ED2AAA
HEX#ED2AAA
RGBrgb(237, 42, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1647, 0.6667
RGB percentages92.9%, 16.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(320.6, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 28.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,542,954
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#12D555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#868EA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FE2069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Deep pink · ΔE 16.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 28.5Violet · ΔE 31.5Dark magenta · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AED6D
Analogous#CF2AED, #ED2A48
Triadic#AAED2A, #2AAAED
Split complementary#48ED2A, #2AEDCF
Tetradic#EDCF2A, #2AED6D, #2A48ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE6F5
Lighter +30%#F9B7E2
Lighter +20%#F588D0
Lighter +10%#F159BD
Darker −10%#D21290
Darker −20%#A30E70
Darker −30%#740A50
Darker −40%#45062F
More saturated +25%#FF18B0
Less saturated −25%#D047A1

Channel breakdown

R237
G42
B170
Red237 (92.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue320.62°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 2A · B AA

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