Colour
#E28AEE
- #E28AEE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E28AEE is a magenta with RGB values 226, 138, 238 and HSL 293°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E28AEE#E28AEE
HEX#E28AEE
RGBrgb(226, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages88.6%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(292.8, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK5%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,702
CSS custom property--colour: #E28AEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#1D7511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96EE8A
Analogous#B08AEE, #EE8AC8
Triadic#EEE28A, #8AEEE2
Split complementary#C8EE8A, #8AEEB0
Tetradic#EEB08A, #96EE8A, #8AC8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G138
B238
Red226 (88.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue292.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8A · B EE
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