Recognised as Colour
#E298F0
- #E298F0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E298F0 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 152, 240 and HSL 290°, 75%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E298F0#E298F0
HEX#E298F0
RGBrgb(226, 152, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5961, 0.9412
RGB percentages88.6%, 59.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(290.5, 74.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 36.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK5.8%, 36.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,288
CSS custom property--colour: #E298F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1D670F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6F098
Analogous#B698F0, #F098D2
Triadic#F0E298, #98F0E2
Split complementary#D2F098, #98F0B6
Tetradic#F0B698, #A6F098, #98D2F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G152
B240
Red226 (88.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue290.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.58%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 98 · B F0
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