#E266DB
A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.
About #E266DB
Visually, #E266DB is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 226, 102, and 219.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 55% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 303.4° hue, 68.1% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E266DB
RGB226, 102, 219
HSL303.4°, 68.1%, 64.3%
CMYK0%, 55%, 3%, 11%
HSV303.4°, 54.9%, 88.6%
LAB62.3, 63.0, -37.9
XYZ48.9, 30.8, 70.4
Decimal14837467
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.16:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E266DB;
}
.text-color {
color: #E266DB;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E266DB;
}