Recognised as Colour
#E16AC5
- #E16AC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E16AC5 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 106, 197 and HSL 314°, 66%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E16AC5#E16AC5
HEX#E16AC5
RGBrgb(225, 106, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4157, 0.7725
RGB percentages88.2%, 41.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(314.1, 66.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 52.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 12.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,772,933
CSS custom property--colour: #E16AC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#1E953A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6AE186
Analogous#C26AE1, #E16A8A
Triadic#C5E16A, #6AC5E1
Split complementary#8AE16A, #6AE1C2
Tetradic#E1C26A, #6AE186, #6A8AE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G106
B197
Red225 (88.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue314.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.48%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6A · B C5
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