Recognised as Colour
#E495EE
- #E495EE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E495EE is a magenta with RGB values 228, 149, 238 and HSL 293°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E495EE#E495EE
HEX#E495EE
RGBrgb(228, 149, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5843, 0.9333
RGB percentages89.4%, 58.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(293.3, 72.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 37.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,590
CSS custom property--colour: #E495EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1B6A11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FEE95
Analogous#B795EE, #EE95CC
Triadic#EEE495, #95EEE4
Split complementary#CCEE95, #95EEB7
Tetradic#EEB795, #9FEE95, #95CCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G149
B238
Red228 (89.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue293.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.36%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 95 · B EE
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