Recognised as Colour
#E48CDA
- #E48CDA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E48CDA is a magenta with RGB values 228, 140, 218 and HSL 307°, 62%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E48CDA#E48CDA
HEX#E48CDA
RGBrgb(228, 140, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.549, 0.8549
RGB percentages89.4%, 54.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(306.8, 62%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 38.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 4.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,978,266
CSS custom property--colour: #E48CDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 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#A4A4A4
Inverted#1B7325
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#8CE496
Analogous#C28CE4, #E48CAE
Triadic#DAE48C, #8CDAE4
Split complementary#AEE48C, #8CE4C2
Tetradic#E4C28C, #8CE496, #8CAEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G140
B218
Red228 (89.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue306.82°
Saturation (HSL)61.97%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8C · B DA
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