#E20057

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E20057

When working with digital screens, the color #E20057 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 0, and 87.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E20057
RGB226, 0, 87
HSL336.9°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 100%, 62%, 11%
HSV336.9°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB48.1, 75.5, 18.7
XYZ33.1, 16.9, 10.5
Decimal14811223

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.37:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E20057; }
.text-color { color: #E20057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E20057; }

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