Recognised as Colour
#E2ACE6
- #E2ACE6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E2ACE6 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 172, 230 and HSL 296°, 54%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E2ACE6#E2ACE6
HEX#E2ACE6
RGBrgb(226, 172, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6745, 0.902
RGB percentages88.6%, 67.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(295.9, 53.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 25.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,855,398
CSS custom property--colour: #E2ACE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#1D5319
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0E6AC
Analogous#C5ACE6, #E6ACCD
Triadic#E6E2AC, #ACE6E2
Split complementary#CDE6AC, #ACE6C5
Tetradic#E6C5AC, #B0E6AC, #ACCDE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G172
B230
Red226 (88.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue295.86°
Saturation (HSL)53.7%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G AC · B E6
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