Recognised as Colour
#E288E9
- #E288E9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E288E9 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 136, 233 and HSL 296°, 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
#E288E9#E288E9
HEX#E288E9
RGBrgb(226, 136, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5333, 0.9137
RGB percentages88.6%, 53.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(295.7, 68.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 41.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK3%, 41.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,185
CSS custom property--colour: #E288E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1D7716
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FE988
Analogous#B288E9, #E988BF
Triadic#E9E288, #88E9E2
Split complementary#BFE988, #88E9B1
Tetradic#E9B288, #8FE988, #88C0E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G136
B233
Red226 (88.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue295.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 88 · B E9
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