Recognised as Colour
#E972E7
- #E972E7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E972E7 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 114, 231 and HSL 301°, 73%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E972E7#E972E7
HEX#E972E7
RGBrgb(233, 114, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4471, 0.9059
RGB percentages91.4%, 44.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(301, 73%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 51.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 0.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,299,303
CSS custom property--colour: #E972E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#168D18
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72E974
Analogous#B072E9, #E972AB
Triadic#E7E972, #72E7E9
Split complementary#ABE972, #72E9B0
Tetradic#E9B072, #72E974, #72ABE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G114
B231
Red233 (91.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue301.01°
Saturation (HSL)73.01%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 72 · B E7
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