Recognised as Colour
#E38DCD
- #E38DCD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E38DCD is a magenta with RGB values 227, 141, 205 and HSL 315°, 61%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E38DCD#E38DCD
HEX#E38DCD
RGBrgb(227, 141, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5529, 0.8039
RGB percentages89%, 55.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(315.3, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 9.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,912,973
CSS custom property--colour: #E38DCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#1C7232
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DE3A3
Analogous#CE8DE3, #E38DA2
Triadic#CDE38D, #8DCDE3
Split complementary#A2E38D, #8DE3CE
Tetradic#E3CE8D, #8DE3A3, #8DA2E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G141
B205
Red227 (89%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue315.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8D · B CD
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