Recognised as Colour
#E28AE7
- #E28AE7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E28AE7 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 138, 231 and HSL 297°, 66%, 72%. 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
#E28AE7#E28AE7
HEX#E28AE7
RGBrgb(226, 138, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5412, 0.9059
RGB percentages88.6%, 54.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(296.8, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,695
CSS custom property--colour: #E28AE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40115WCAG 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 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1D7518
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FE78A
Analogous#B38AE7, #E78ABD
Triadic#E7E28A, #8AE7E2
Split complementary#BEE78A, #8AE7B3
Tetradic#E7B38A, #8FE78A, #8ABEE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G138
B231
Red226 (88.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue296.77°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8A · B E7
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