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Recognised as Colour

#E173CB

  • #E173CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#E173CB is a magenta with RGB values 225, 115, 203 and HSL 312°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#E173CB#E173CB
HEX#E173CB
RGBrgb(225, 115, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.451, 0.7961
RGB percentages88.2%, 45.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(312, 64.7%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 48.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 9.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,775,243
CSS custom property--colour: #E173CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#1E8C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7390CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A1C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EA7896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8Violet · ΔE 12Hot pink · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 23.9Medium violet red · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73E189
Analogous#C073E1, #E17394
Triadic#CBE173, #73CBE1
Split complementary#94E173, #73E1C0
Tetradic#E1C073, #73E189, #7394E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF1FA
Lighter +20%#F3C7EA
Lighter +10%#EA9DDB
Darker −10%#D849BB
Darker −20%#C42AA5
Darker −30%#9A2182
Darker −40%#70185E
More saturated +25%#F65ED8
Less saturated −25%#CC88BE

Channel breakdown

R225
G115
B203
Red225 (88.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 73 · B CB

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