Colour
#E77CDE
- #E77CDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E77CDE is a magenta with RGB values 231, 124, 222 and HSL 305°, 69%, 70%. 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
#E77CDE#E77CDE
HEX#E77CDE
RGBrgb(231, 124, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4863, 0.8706
RGB percentages90.6%, 48.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(305, 69%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 46.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.3%, 3.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,170,782
CSS custom property--colour: #E77CDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#188321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7CE785
Analogous#BB7CE7, #E77CA8
Triadic#DEE77C, #7CDEE7
Split complementary#A8E77C, #7CE7BB
Tetradic#E7BB7C, #7CE785, #7CA8E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G124
B222
Red231 (90.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue305.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 7C · B DE
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