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#e76ef1

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Orchid

RGB
231, 110, 241
HSL
295°, 82%, 69%
CMYK
4, 54, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3449

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e76ef1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e76ef1
Hue
295°
magenta / pink
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3449
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
53/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.90:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue295° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool53% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#e76ef1
RGBrgb(231, 110, 241)
HSLhsl(295, 82%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 54%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(65.3 64.5 -45.3)
LCHlch(65.3 78.8 324.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.728 0.216 324.5)
Decimal15167217
Display P3color(display-p3 0.906 0.431 0.945)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e76ef1;
background-color: #e76ef1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e76ef1] bg-[#e76ef1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e76ef1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.906, green: 0.431, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e76ef1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE76EF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 110, 231)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #e76ef1 · 7.90:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e76ef1 as text scores 2.66:1 on white and 7.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e76ef1 on white: 2.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e76ef1 on black: 7.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5B95F5
deuteranopia · #83A4ED
tritanopia · #EB7FA6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e76ef1 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2FC
#F8E6FA
#F2C6F6
#EE99F5
#e76ef1
#DD32EB
#D016DF
#AD12BA
#8B0E95
#640F6C
#3F0943
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FCDarkest = 950 · #3F0943
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FC;
  --brand-100: #F8E6FA;
  --brand-200: #F2C6F6;
  --brand-300: #EE99F5;
  --brand-400: #e76ef1;
  --brand-500: #DD32EB;
  --brand-600: #D016DF;
  --brand-700: #AD12BA;
  --brand-800: #8B0E95;
  --brand-900: #640F6C;
  --brand-950: #3F0943;
  --brand: #e76ef1;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e76ef1

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E9C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#954B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#48BE0E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6C0B74
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE8FD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#231424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #e76ef1

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#78F16E
Analogous left#A56EF1
Analogous right#F16EB9
Split-complement 1#B9F16E
Split-complement 2#6EF1A5
Triadic 1#F1E76E
Triadic 2#6EF1E7
Tetradic#F1A56E

RGB percentages

Red90.6%
Green43.1%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.1%
Magenta54.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#e76ef1 text on a black background

contrast 7.90:1

Card sample

#e76ef1 text on a white background

contrast 2.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e76ef1;
Background color
Panel with #e76ef1 background
background-color: #e76ef1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e76ef1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(231, 110, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(231, 110, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e76ef1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e76ef1, #F16EA4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e76ef1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#e76ef1 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#e76ef1, answered

What color is #e76ef1?

#e76ef1 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 295° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #e76ef1?

rgb(231, 110, 241) — 231 red, 110 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 90.6% / 43.1% / 94.5% by channel.

Is #e76ef1 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3449 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 7.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e76ef1?

Black. It scores 7.90:1 against #e76ef1, versus 2.66:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e76ef1?

#78F16E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B9F16E and #6EF1A5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e76ef1?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E9C0ED for borders, #954B9B for secondary text, #48BE0E as an accent and #6C0B74 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A56EF1 and #F16EB9 stays calm, while #78F16E is the loudest partner.

What is #e76ef1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(4%, 54%, 0%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #e76ef1 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 53 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F16ECB; nudged cooler, #B76CF3.

Work with #e76ef1 in the Color Lab