Recognised as Colour
#E188E9
- #E188E9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E188E9 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 136, 233 and HSL 295°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E188E9#E188E9
HEX#E188E9
RGBrgb(225, 136, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5333, 0.9137
RGB percentages88.2%, 53.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(295.1, 68.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 41.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK3.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,780,649
CSS custom property--colour: #E188E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1E7716
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90E988
Analogous#B188E9, #E988C0
Triadic#E9E188, #88E9E1
Split complementary#C0E988, #88E9B1
Tetradic#E9B188, #90E988, #88C0E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G136
B233
Red225 (88.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue295.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 88 · B E9
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