Recognised as Colour
#E56FC1
- #E56FC1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E56FC1 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 111, 193 and HSL 318°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E56FC1#E56FC1
HEX#E56FC1
RGBrgb(229, 111, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4353, 0.7569
RGB percentages89.8%, 43.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(318.3, 69.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 51.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 15.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,036,353
CSS custom property--colour: #E56FC1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#1A903E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FE593
Analogous#CE6FE5, #E56F86
Triadic#C1E56F, #6FC1E5
Split complementary#86E56F, #6FE5CE
Tetradic#E5CE6F, #6FE593, #6F86E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G111
B193
Red229 (89.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue318.31°
Saturation (HSL)69.41%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 6F · B C1
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