#E23A99

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #E23A99

The hex code #E23A99 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumvioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 58 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 326.1° hue, 74.3% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#E23A99
RGB226, 58, 153
HSL326.1°, 74.3%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 74%, 32%, 11%
HSV326.1°, 74.3%, 88.6%
LAB53.5, 70.8, -13.5
XYZ38.6, 21.5, 32.3
Decimal14826137

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.30:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.50:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E23A99; }
.text-color { color: #E23A99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E23A99; }

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