Recognised as Colour
#E57FDE
- #E57FDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E57FDE is a magenta with RGB values 229, 127, 222 and HSL 304°, 66%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E57FDE#E57FDE
HEX#E57FDE
RGBrgb(229, 127, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.498, 0.8706
RGB percentages89.8%, 49.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(304.1, 66.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 44.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 3.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,040,478
CSS custom property--colour: #E57FDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1A8021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FE586
Analogous#B97FE5, #E57FAB
Triadic#DEE57F, #7FDEE5
Split complementary#ABE57F, #7FE5B9
Tetradic#E5B97F, #7FE586, #7FABE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G127
B222
Red229 (89.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue304.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.23%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 7F · B DE
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