Recognised as Colour
#E97DCE
- #E97DCE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E97DCE is a magenta with RGB values 233, 125, 206 and HSL 315°, 71%, 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
#E97DCE#E97DCE
HEX#E97DCE
RGBrgb(233, 125, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4902, 0.8078
RGB percentages91.4%, 49%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(315, 71.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 46.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 11.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,302,094
CSS custom property--colour: #E97DCE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#168231
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7DE998
Analogous#CE7DE9, #E97D98
Triadic#CEE97D, #7DCEE9
Split complementary#98E97D, #7DE9CE
Tetradic#E9CE7D, #7DE998, #7D98E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G125
B206
Red233 (91.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)71.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 7D · B CE
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