Recognised as Colour
#E297EF
- #E297EF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E297EF is a magenta with RGB values 226, 151, 239 and HSL 291°, 73%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E297EF#E297EF
HEX#E297EF
RGBrgb(226, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages88.6%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(291.1, 73.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 36.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK5.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,031
CSS custom property--colour: #E297EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1D6810
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4EF97
Analogous#B697EF, #EF97D0
Triadic#EFE297, #97EFE2
Split complementary#D0EF97, #97EFB6
Tetradic#EFB697, #A4EF97, #97D0EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G151
B239
Red226 (88.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue291.14°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 97 · B EF
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