Recognised as Colour
#E174CE
- #E174CE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E174CE is a magenta with RGB values 225, 116, 206 and HSL 310°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E174CE#E174CE
HEX#E174CE
RGBrgb(225, 116, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4549, 0.8078
RGB percentages88.2%, 45.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(310.5, 64.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 48.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.4%, 8.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,775,502
CSS custom property--colour: #E174CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#1E8B31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74E187
Analogous#BD74E1, #E17498
Triadic#CEE174, #74CEE1
Split complementary#98E174, #74E1BD
Tetradic#E1BD74, #74E187, #7498E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G116
B206
Red225 (88.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue310.46°
Saturation (HSL)64.5%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 74 · B CE
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