Recognised as Colour
#E38FDB
- #E38FDB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E38FDB is a magenta with RGB values 227, 143, 219 and HSL 306°, 60%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E38FDB#E38FDB
HEX#E38FDB
RGBrgb(227, 143, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5608, 0.8588
RGB percentages89%, 56.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(305.7, 60%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 37%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 3.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,499
CSS custom property--colour: #E38FDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1C7024
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FE397
Analogous#C18FE3, #E38FB1
Triadic#DBE38F, #8FDBE3
Split complementary#B1E38F, #8FE3C1
Tetradic#E3C18F, #8FE397, #8FB1E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G143
B219
Red227 (89%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue305.71°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8F · B DB
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