Colour
#E48AC9
- #E48AC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E48AC9 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 138, 201 and HSL 318°, 63%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E48AC9#E48AC9
HEX#E48AC9
RGBrgb(228, 138, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5412, 0.7882
RGB percentages89.4%, 54.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(318, 62.5%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 39.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 11.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,737
CSS custom property--colour: #E48AC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#1B7536
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AE4A5
Analogous#D28AE4, #E48A9C
Triadic#C9E48A, #8AC9E4
Split complementary#9CE48A, #8AE4D2
Tetradic#E4D28A, #8AE4A5, #8A9CE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G138
B201
Red228 (89.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8A · B C9
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