Colour

#E398C8

#E398C8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#E398C8 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 152, 200 and HSL 322°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E398C8#E398C8

HEX#E398C8

RGBrgb(227, 152, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5961, 0.7843

RGB percentages89%, 59.6%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(321.6, 57.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 33%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 33%, 11.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,915,784

CSS custom property--colour: #E398C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#1C6737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA8CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB4C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EC99A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3 Light pink · ΔE 21.8 Pink · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98E3B3

Analogous#D998E3, #E398A3

Triadic#C8E398, #98C8E3

Split complementary#A3E398, #98E3D9

Tetradic#E3D998, #98E3B3, #98A3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9E8F3

Lighter +10%#EEC0DD

Darker −10%#D870B3

Darker −20%#CD489D

Darker −30%#B23083

Darker −40%#8A2566

More saturated +25%#F388CD

Less saturated −25%#D3A8C3

Channel breakdown

R227

G152

B200

Red227 (89%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue321.6°

Saturation (HSL)57.25%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 98 · B C8

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Colour values

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