Recognised as Colour
#E35BC9
- #E35BC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E35BC9 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 91, 201 and HSL 311°, 71%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E35BC9#E35BC9
HEX#E35BC9
RGBrgb(227, 91, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3569, 0.7882
RGB percentages89%, 35.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(311.5, 70.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 59.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 11.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,900,169
CSS custom property--colour: #E35BC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#1CA436
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5BE375
Analogous#B95BE3, #E35B85
Triadic#C9E35B, #5BC9E3
Split complementary#85E35B, #5BE3B9
Tetradic#E3B95B, #5BE375, #5B85E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G91
B201
Red227 (89%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue311.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.83%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 5B · B C9
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