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#e86fc7

a light, vivid magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Orchid

RGB
232, 111, 199
HSL
316°, 73%, 67%
CMYK
0, 52, 14, 9
Luminance
0.3265

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e86fc7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e86fc7
Hue
316°
magenta / pink
Saturation
73%
vivid
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
91%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3265
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
7.53:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue316° of 360°
Saturation73%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

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

Every format

HEX#e86fc7
RGBrgb(232, 111, 199)
HSLhsl(316, 73%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 14%, 9%)
LABlab(63.9 57.4 -24.1)
LCHlch(63.9 62.2 337.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.181 338.9)
Decimal15232967
Display P3color(display-p3 0.910 0.435 0.780)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e86fc7;
background-color: #e86fc7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e86fc7] bg-[#e86fc7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e86fc7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.910, green: 0.435, blue: 0.780)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e86fc7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE86FC7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(199, 111, 232)

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 #e86fc7 · 7.53:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.53:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e86fc7 as text scores 2.79:1 on white and 7.53:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e86fc7 on white: 2.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e86fc7 on black: 7.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #748FCA
deuteranopia · #96A2C4
tritanopia · #F37292

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e86fc7 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.

#FCF3F9
#F8E7F4
#F3C9E7
#F09ED9
#e86fc7
#E03DB4
#D322A3
#B01C88
#8D166C
#661450
#400D32
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F9Darkest = 950 · #400D32
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F9;
  --brand-100: #F8E7F4;
  --brand-200: #F3C9E7;
  --brand-300: #F09ED9;
  --brand-400: #e86fc7;
  --brand-500: #E03DB4;
  --brand-600: #D322A3;
  --brand-700: #B01C88;
  --brand-800: #8D166C;
  --brand-900: #661450;
  --brand-950: #400D32;
  --brand: #e86fc7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e86fc7

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B85
Captions on the surface
Accent#18B41C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6E1255
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE9F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241420
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 #e86fc7

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#6FE890
Analogous left#CD6FE8
Analogous right#E86F8B
Split-complement 1#8BE86F
Split-complement 2#6FE8CD
Triadic 1#C7E86F
Triadic 2#6FC7E8
Tetradic#E8CD6F

RGB percentages

Red91.0%
Green43.5%
Blue78.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta52.2%
Yellow14.2%
Key (black)9.0%

Color previews

#e86fc7 text on a black background

contrast 7.53:1

Card sample

#e86fc7 text on a white background

contrast 2.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e86fc7;
Background color
Panel with #e86fc7 background
background-color: #e86fc7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e86fc7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(232, 111, 199, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(232, 111, 199, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e86fc7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e86fc7, #E86F76);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e86fc7

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.

#e86fc7 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#e86fc7, answered

What color is #e86fc7?

#e86fc7 is a light vivid magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 316° on the hue wheel with 73% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #e86fc7?

rgb(232, 111, 199) — 232 red, 111 green and 199 blue out of 255, or 91% / 43.5% / 78% by channel.

Is #e86fc7 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3265 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 7.53:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e86fc7?

Black. It scores 7.53:1 against #e86fc7, versus 2.79:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e86fc7?

#6FE890 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #8BE86F and #6FE8CD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e86fc7?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E0 for borders, #9B4B85 for secondary text, #18B41C as an accent and #6E1255 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CD6FE8 and #E86F8B stays calm, while #6FE890 is the loudest partner.

What is #e86fc7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 52%, 14%, 9%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #e86fc7 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E86F9B; nudged cooler, #DE6DEA.

Work with #e86fc7 in the Color Lab