#E23366

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #E23366

The precise color #E23366 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(226, 51, 102).

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 77% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 342.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E23366
RGB226, 51, 102
HSL342.5°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 77%, 55%, 11%
HSV342.5°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB51.3, 68.3, 13.9
XYZ34.9, 19.5, 14.5
Decimal14824294

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.90:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.16:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E23366; }
.text-color { color: #E23366; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E23366; }

Similar Colors

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