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Recognised as Colour

#E296DA

  • #E296DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#E296DA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 150, 218 and HSL 306°, 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

#E296DA#E296DA
HEX#E296DA
RGBrgb(226, 150, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5882, 0.8549
RGB percentages88.6%, 58.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(306.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 3.5%, 11.4%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,754
CSS custom property--colour: #E296DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1D6925

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#93A9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B3D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E89BAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#96E29E
Analogous#C496E2, #E296B4
Triadic#DAE296, #96DAE2
Split complementary#B4E296, #96E2C4
Tetradic#E2C496, #96E29E, #96B4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E6F6
Lighter +10%#EDBEE8
Darker −10%#D76ECC
Darker −20%#CC46BE
Darker −30%#AF30A1
Darker −40%#87257D
More saturated +25%#F385E7
Less saturated −25%#D1A7CD

Channel breakdown

R226
G150
B218
Red226 (88.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue306.32°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 96 · B DA

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