Colour
#E57FCB
- #E57FCB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E57FCB is a magenta with RGB values 229, 127, 203 and HSL 315°, 66%, 70%. 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
#E57FCB#E57FCB
HEX#E57FCB
RGBrgb(229, 127, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.498, 0.7961
RGB percentages89.8%, 49.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(315.3, 66.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 44.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 11.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,040,459
CSS custom property--colour: #E57FCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1A8034
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FE599
Analogous#CC7FE5, #E57F98
Triadic#CBE57F, #7FCBE5
Split complementary#98E57F, #7FE5CC
Tetradic#E5CC7F, #7FE599, #7F98E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G127
B203
Red229 (89.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue315.29°
Saturation (HSL)66.23%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 7F · B CB
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