Recognised as Colour
#E488EE
- #E488EE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E488EE is a magenta with RGB values 228, 136, 238 and HSL 294°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E488EE#E488EE
HEX#E488EE
RGBrgb(228, 136, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5333, 0.9333
RGB percentages89.4%, 53.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(294.1, 75%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 42.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 42.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,262
CSS custom property--colour: #E488EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40275WCAG 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 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1B7711
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92EE88
Analogous#B188EE, #EE88C5
Triadic#EEE488, #88EEE4
Split complementary#C5EE88, #88EEB1
Tetradic#EEB188, #92EE88, #88C5EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G136
B238
Red228 (89.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue294.12°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 88 · B EE
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