#E975CC

A light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Orchid.

About #E975CC

At its core, #E975CC is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orchid. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 117 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

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 50% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E975CC
RGB233, 117, 204
HSL315.0°, 72.5%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 50%, 12%, 9%
HSV315.0°, 49.8%, 91.4%
LAB65.3, 55.6, -24.8
XYZ50.9, 34.4, 61.1
Decimal15300044

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E975CC; }
.text-color { color: #E975CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E975CC; }

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