Colour
#E290E6
- #E290E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E290E6 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 144, 230 and HSL 297°, 63%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E290E6#E290E6
HEX#E290E6
RGBrgb(226, 144, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5647, 0.902
RGB percentages88.6%, 56.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(297.2, 63.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 37.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,848,230
CSS custom property--colour: #E290E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1D6F19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94E690
Analogous#B790E6, #E690BF
Triadic#E6E290, #90E6E2
Split complementary#BFE690, #90E6B7
Tetradic#E6B790, #94E690, #90BFE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G144
B230
Red226 (88.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue297.21°
Saturation (HSL)63.24%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 90 · B E6
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page