Recognised as Colour
#E17FE2
- #E17FE2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E17FE2 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 127, 226 and HSL 299°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E17FE2#E17FE2
HEX#E17FE2
RGBrgb(225, 127, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.498, 0.8863
RGB percentages88.2%, 49.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(299.4, 63.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 43.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,778,338
CSS custom property--colour: #E17FE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1E801D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80E27F
Analogous#AF7FE2, #E27FB2
Triadic#E2E17F, #7FE2E1
Split complementary#B2E27F, #7FE2AF
Tetradic#E2AF7F, #80E27F, #7FB2E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G127
B226
Red225 (88.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue299.39°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 7F · B E2
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