Recognised as Colour
#E288ED
- #E288ED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E288ED is a magenta with RGB values 226, 136, 237 and HSL 293°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E288ED#E288ED
HEX#E288ED
RGBrgb(226, 136, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5333, 0.9294
RGB percentages88.6%, 53.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(293.5, 73.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 42.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,189
CSS custom property--colour: #E288ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1D7712
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93ED88
Analogous#B088ED, #ED88C6
Triadic#EDE288, #88EDE2
Split complementary#C6ED88, #88EDB0
Tetradic#EDB088, #93ED88, #88C6ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G136
B237
Red226 (88.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue293.47°
Saturation (HSL)73.72%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 88 · B ED
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