Recognised as Colour

#E197EC

#E197EC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#E197EC is a magenta with RGB values 225, 151, 236 and HSL 292°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E197EC#E197EC

HEX#E197EC

RGBrgb(225, 151, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5922, 0.9255

RGB percentages88.2%, 59.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(292.2, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK4.7%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,784,492

CSS custom property--colour: #E197EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1E6813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EACEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0B4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E3A0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 16 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1 Hot pink · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2EC97

Analogous#B797EC, #EC97CC

Triadic#ECE197, #97ECE1

Split complementary#CDEC97, #97ECB6

Tetradic#ECB697, #A2EC97, #97CCEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAEDFC

Lighter +10%#EDC2F4

Darker −10%#D56CE4

Darker −20%#C841DC

Darker −30%#B124C6

Darker −40%#8A1C9B

More saturated +25%#EC88FB

Less saturated −25%#D6A6DD

Channel breakdown

R225

G151

B236

Red225 (88.2%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue292.24°

Saturation (HSL)69.11%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G 97 · B EC

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Colour values

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