Recognised as Colour
#E296D9
- #E296D9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E296D9 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 150, 217 and HSL 307°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E296D9#E296D9
HEX#E296D9
RGBrgb(226, 150, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5882, 0.851
RGB percentages88.6%, 58.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(307.1, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,753
CSS custom property--colour: #E296D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1D6926
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96E29F
Analogous#C596E2, #E296B3
Triadic#D9E296, #96D9E2
Split complementary#B3E296, #96E2C5
Tetradic#E2C596, #96E29F, #96B3E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G150
B217
Red226 (88.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue307.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 96 · B D9
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