Recognised as Colour
#E09CEA
- #E09CEA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E09CEA is a magenta with RGB values 224, 156, 234 and HSL 292°, 65%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E09CEA#E09CEA
HEX#E09CEA
RGBrgb(224, 156, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6118, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.8%, 61.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(292.3, 65%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 33.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK4.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,720,234
CSS custom property--colour: #E09CEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1F6315
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6EA9C
Analogous#B99CEA, #EA9CCD
Triadic#EAE09C, #9CEAE0
Split complementary#CDEA9C, #9CEAB9
Tetradic#EAB99C, #A6EA9C, #9CCDEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G156
B234
Red224 (87.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue292.31°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G 9C · B EA
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