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Recognised as Colour

#ED2AAB

  • #ED2AAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#ED2AAB is a magenta with RGB values 237, 42, 171 and HSL 320°, 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

#ED2AAB#ED2AAB
HEX#ED2AAB
RGBrgb(237, 42, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1647, 0.6706
RGB percentages92.9%, 16.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(320.3, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 27.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,542,955
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#12D554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#868EA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FE216Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8Deep pink · ΔE 17.2Hot pink · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 28.4Violet · ΔE 31.3Dark magenta · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AED6C
Analogous#CE2AED, #ED2A49
Triadic#ABED2A, #2AABED
Split complementary#49ED2A, #2AEDCE
Tetradic#EDCE2A, #2AED6C, #2A49ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE6F5
Lighter +30%#F9B7E3
Lighter +20%#F588D0
Lighter +10%#F159BE
Darker −10%#D21291
Darker −20%#A30E71
Darker −30%#740A50
Darker −40%#450630
More saturated +25%#FF18B1
Less saturated −25%#D047A2

Channel breakdown

R237
G42
B171
Red237 (92.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue320.31°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 2A · B AB

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