#EA25A5 colour

#EA25A5 is a magenta close to CSS deeppink. RGB 234, 37, 165, HSL 321, 82%, 53%. Black text passes AA (5.31:1), white passes AA for large text (3.96:1).

#EA25A5

Nearest CSS name: deeppink #ff1493 (not an exact match)
Described as: a magenta
Red, green, blue: 234, 37, 165
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2153 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ea25a5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 37, 165)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(91.8% 14.5% 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 82.4%, 53.1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 84.2%, 91.8%)`
HWB	`hwb(321 14.5% 8.2%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 29%, 8%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(53.94% 77.49 -19.24)`
OKLCH	`oklch(63.25% 0.2482 347.47)`
Decimal	`15345061`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 3.96:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 5.31:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	3.96:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	5.31:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #EA25A5 (5.31:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ec39ad 18%#ee4db5 27%#f060be 36%#f274c6 45%#f488ce 55%#f59cd6 64%#f7b0de 73%#f9c4e6 82%#fbd7ef 91%#fdebf7

9%#d52296 18%#bf1e87 27%#aa1b78 36%#951869 45%#80145a 55%#6a114b 64%#550d3c 73%#400a2d 82%#2b071e 91%#15030f

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ea25a5 #25ea6a

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#cd25ea #ea25a5 #ea2543

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ea25a5 #a5ea25 #25a5ea

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ea25a5 #43ea25 #25eacd

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ea25a5 #eacd25 #25ea6a #2543ea

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ea25a5 Protanopia#4a6ba8 Deuteranopia#848ca1 Tritanopia#fb1665 Achromatopsia#808080

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ea25a5;`
Background	`background-color: #ea25a5;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ea25a5;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(234 37 165 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ea25a5;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea25a5, #8c1663);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f27cc9, #ea25a5);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ea25a5; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #EA25A5 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.