#FF2E97 colour

#FF2E97 is a vivid magenta close to CSS deeppink: RGB 255, 46, 151, HSL 330, 100%, 59%. Black text passes AA (6.09:1). Tints, shades and colour harmonies.

#FF2E97

Nearest CSS name: deeppink #ff1493 (not an exact match)
Described as: a vivid magenta
Red, green, blue: 255, 46, 151
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2545 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ff2e97`
RGB	`rgb(255, 46, 151)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 18% 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329.9, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329.9, 82%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(329.9 18% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 41%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(58.12% 79.76 -4.28)`
OKLCH	`oklch(66.67% 0.2492 356.75)`
Decimal	`16723607`

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, 3.45:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 6.09:1The 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	3.45:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	6.09:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FF2E97 (6.09:1). 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%#ff41a0 18%#ff54aa 27%#ff67b3 36%#ff7abd 45%#ff8dc6 55%#ffa0d0 64%#ffb3d9 73%#ffc6e3 82%#ffd9ec 91%#ffecf6

9%#e82a89 18%#d1267c 27%#b9216e 36%#a21d60 45%#8b1952 55%#741545 64%#5d1137 73%#460d29 82%#2e081b 91%#17040e

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary

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

#ff2e97 #2eff96

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#ff2eff #ff2e97 #ff2e2f

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ff2e97 #97ff2e #2e97ff

Split complementary

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

#ff2e97 #2fff2e #2effff

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ff2e97 #ffff2e #2eff96 #2e2fff

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ff2e97 Protanopia#607199 Deuteranopia#999892 Tritanopia#ff0060 Achromatopsia#8a8a8a

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: #ff2e97;`
Background	`background-color: #ff2e97;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ff2e97;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 46 151 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ff2e97;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff2e97, #991c5b);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ff82c1, #ff2e97);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ff2e97; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

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

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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.