Recognised as Colour
#E296E3
- #E296E3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E296E3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 150, 227 and HSL 299°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E296E3#E296E3
HEX#E296E3
RGBrgb(226, 150, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5882, 0.8902
RGB percentages88.6%, 58.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(299.2, 57.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 33.9%, 89%)
CMYK0.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,763
CSS custom property--colour: #E296E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1D691C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97E396
Analogous#BB96E3, #E396BE
Triadic#E3E296, #96E3E2
Split complementary#BEE396, #96E3BC
Tetradic#E3BC96, #97E396, #96BEE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G150
B227
Red226 (88.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue299.22°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 96 · B E3
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