#E577EE

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#e577ee is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(229, 119, 238), HSL(295°, 78%, 70%), CMYK(4%, 50%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: violet. Contrast is 2.56:1 on white and 8.2:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e577ee
RGBrgb(229 119 238)
RGB (legacy)rgb(229, 119, 238)
RGB %rgb(90% 47% 93%)
HSLhsl(295 78% 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 50%, 93%)
HWBhwb(295 47% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 50%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(66.4 55.7 -41.63)
LCHlch(66.4 69.54 323.22)
OKLaboklab(0.7362 0.1614 -0.1152)
OKLCHoklch(0.7362 0.1983 324.46)
Decimal15038446

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colorviolet ΔE 3
Closest web-safe color#cc66ff
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)78% / 50%
Lightness (HSL)70%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)65% / 59%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3602
Red / Green / Blue229 / 119 / 238

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.56:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.20:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 49.6 / -52.3 · As background with white / black text: Lc -54.7 / 54.4

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e577ee;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(73.62% 0.1983 324.46);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(229 119 238 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e577ee] text-[#e577ee] border-[#e577ee]">