Recognised as Colour

#E77DCB

#E77DCB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#E77DCB is a magenta with RGB values 231, 125, 203 and HSL 316°, 69%, 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

#E77DCB#E77DCB

HEX#E77DCB

RGBrgb(231, 125, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4902, 0.7961

RGB percentages90.6%, 49%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(315.8, 68.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 45.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 12.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,171,019

CSS custom property--colour: #E77DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#188234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8098CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F1809Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Hot pink · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 19.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DE799

Analogous#CE7DE7, #E77D96

Triadic#CBE77D, #7DCBE7

Split complementary#96E77D, #7DE7CE

Tetradic#E7CE7D, #7DE799, #7D96E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#F7D3ED

Lighter +10%#EFA8DC

Darker −10%#DF52BA

Darker −20%#D628A8

Darker −30%#AB2086

Darker −40%#801865

More saturated +25%#FA6AD4

Less saturated −25%#D490C2

Channel breakdown

R231

G125

B203

Red231 (90.6%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue315.85°

Saturation (HSL)68.83%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 7D · B CB

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