Recognised as Colour
#E495DB
- #E495DB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E495DB is a magenta with RGB values 228, 149, 219 and HSL 307°, 59%, 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
#E495DB#E495DB
HEX#E495DB
RGBrgb(228, 149, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5843, 0.8588
RGB percentages89.4%, 58.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(306.8, 59.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 34.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 3.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,571
CSS custom property--colour: #E495DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1B6A24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95E49E
Analogous#C695E4, #E495B3
Triadic#DBE495, #95DBE4
Split complementary#B3E495, #95E4C6
Tetradic#E4C695, #95E49E, #95B3E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G149
B219
Red228 (89.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue306.84°
Saturation (HSL)59.4%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 95 · B DB
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