Recognised as Colour

#E29FEA

#E29FEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#E29FEA is a magenta with RGB values 226, 159, 234 and HSL 294°, 64%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E29FEA#E29FEA

HEX#E29FEA

RGBrgb(226, 159, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6235, 0.9176

RGB percentages88.6%, 62.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(293.6, 64.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 32.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK3.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,852,074

CSS custom property--colour: #E29FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#1D6015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8B9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E5A7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.5 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7EA9F

Analogous#BD9FEA, #EA9FCC

Triadic#EAE29F, #9FEAE2

Split complementary#CCEA9F, #9FEABD

Tetradic#EABD9F, #A7EA9F, #9FCCEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF3FC

Lighter +10%#EFC9F3

Darker −10%#D575E1

Darker −20%#C94BD8

Darker −30%#B52BC5

Darker −40%#8E229B

More saturated +25%#EE90F9

Less saturated −25%#D6AEDB

Channel breakdown

R226

G159

B234

Red226 (88.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue293.6°

Saturation (HSL)64.1%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G 9F · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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