Recognised as Colour
#E57CE0
- #E57CE0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E57CE0 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 124, 224 and HSL 303°, 67%, 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
#E57CE0#E57CE0
HEX#E57CE0
RGBrgb(229, 124, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4863, 0.8784
RGB percentages89.8%, 48.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(302.9, 66.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 45.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.9%, 2.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,039,712
CSS custom property--colour: #E57CE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36455WCAG 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 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1A831F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7CE581
Analogous#B67CE5, #E57CAB
Triadic#E0E57C, #7CE0E5
Split complementary#ABE57C, #7CE5B6
Tetradic#E5B67C, #7CE581, #7CABE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G124
B224
Red229 (89.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue302.86°
Saturation (HSL)66.88%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 7C · B E0
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