Recognised as Colour

#E178C3

#E178C3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#E178C3 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 120, 195 and HSL 317°, 64%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E178C3

RGBrgb(225, 120, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4706, 0.7647

RGB percentages88.2%, 47.1%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(317.1, 63.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 46.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 13.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,776,515

CSS custom property--colour: #E178C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#1E873C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C92C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EB7A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78E196

Analogous#CB78E1, #E1788F

Triadic#C3E178, #78C3E1

Split complementary#8EE178, #78E1CA

Tetradic#E1CB78, #78E196, #788FE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF5FB

Lighter +20%#F4CBE8

Lighter +10%#EAA2D6

Darker −10%#D84EB0

Darker −20%#C72C9B

Darker −30%#9D237A

Darker −40%#731A5A

More saturated +25%#F663CC

Less saturated −25%#CC8DBA

Channel breakdown

R225

G120

B195

Red225 (88.2%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue317.14°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 78 · B C3

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Colour values

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