Recognised as Colour
#E277CD
- #E277CD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E277CD is a magenta with RGB values 226, 119, 205 and HSL 312°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E277CD#E277CD
HEX#E277CD
RGBrgb(226, 119, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4667, 0.8039
RGB percentages88.6%, 46.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(311.8, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.3%, 9.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,841,805
CSS custom property--colour: #E277CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1D8832
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77E28C
Analogous#C177E2, #E27798
Triadic#CDE277, #77CDE2
Split complementary#98E277, #77E2C1
Tetradic#E2C277, #77E28C, #7798E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G119
B205
Red226 (88.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue311.78°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 77 · B CD
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