Recognised as Colour
#EF05BC
- #EF05BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EF05BC is a magenta with RGB values 239, 5, 188 and HSL 313°, 96%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EF05BC#EF05BC
HEX#EF05BC
RGBrgb(239, 5, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.0196, 0.7373
RGB percentages93.7%, 2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(313.1, 95.9%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 97.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 97.9%, 21.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,664,572
CSS custom property--colour: #EF05BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2209WCAG 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 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#10FA43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05EF38
Analogous#AD05EF, #EF0547
Triadic#BCEF05, #05BCEF
Split complementary#47EF05, #05EFAD
Tetradic#EFAD05, #05EF38, #0547EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G5
B188
Red239 (93.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue313.08°
Saturation (HSL)95.9%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 05 · B BC
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