Recognised as Colour
#E188DE
- #E188DE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#E188DE is a magenta with RGB values 225, 136, 222 and HSL 302°, 60%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#E188DE#E188DE
HEX#E188DE
RGBrgb(225, 136, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5333, 0.8706
RGB percentages88.2%, 53.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(302, 59.7%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302, 39.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 1.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,780,638
CSS custom property--colour: #E188DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#1E7721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88E18B
Analogous#B788E1, #E188B2
Triadic#DEE188, #88DEE1
Split complementary#B1E188, #88E1B7
Tetradic#E1B788, #88E18B, #88B2E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G136
B222
Red225 (88.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue302.02°
Saturation (HSL)59.73%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 88 · B DE
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