Recognised as Colour
#E27FD9
- #E27FD9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E27FD9 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 127, 217 and HSL 305°, 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
#E27FD9#E27FD9
HEX#E27FD9
RGBrgb(226, 127, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.498, 0.851
RGB percentages88.6%, 49.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(305.5, 63.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 43.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 43.8%, 4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,843,865
CSS custom property--colour: #E27FD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1D8026
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FE288
Analogous#BA7FE2, #E27FA7
Triadic#D9E27F, #7FD9E2
Split complementary#A8E27F, #7FE2BA
Tetradic#E2B97F, #7FE288, #7FA7E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G127
B217
Red226 (88.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 7F · B D9
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