Recognised as Colour
#E779D6
- #E779D6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E779D6 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 121, 214 and HSL 309°, 70%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E779D6#E779D6
HEX#E779D6
RGBrgb(231, 121, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4745, 0.8392
RGB percentages90.6%, 47.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(309.3, 69.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 47.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.6%, 7.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,170,006
CSS custom property--colour: #E779D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#188629
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79E78A
Analogous#C179E7, #E7799F
Triadic#D6E779, #79D6E7
Split complementary#9FE779, #79E7C1
Tetradic#E7C179, #79E78A, #799FE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G121
B214
Red231 (90.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue309.27°
Saturation (HSL)69.62%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 79 · B D6
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