Recognised as Colour

#E57DCE

#E57DCE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#E57DCE is a magenta with RGB values 229, 125, 206 and HSL 313°, 67%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#E57DCE

RGBrgb(229, 125, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4902, 0.8078

RGB percentages89.8%, 49%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(313.3, 66.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 45.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.4%, 10%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,039,950

CSS custom property--colour: #E57DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#1A8231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E98D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EE819Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6 Violet · ΔE 14.1 Hot pink · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7DE594

Analogous#C87DE5, #E57D9A

Triadic#CEE57D, #7DCEE5

Split complementary#9AE57D, #7DE5C8

Tetradic#E5C87D, #7DE594, #7D9AE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCFE

Lighter +20%#F6D2EE

Lighter +10%#EEA7DE

Darker −10%#DD52BE

Darker −20%#D22AAD

Darker −30%#A7218A

Darker −40%#7D1967

More saturated +25%#F969D9

Less saturated −25%#D291C3

Channel breakdown

R229

G125

B206

Red229 (89.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue313.27°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 7D · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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