Recognised as Colour
#E49BD6
- #E49BD6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E49BD6 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 155, 214 and HSL 312°, 57%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E49BD6#E49BD6
HEX#E49BD6
RGBrgb(228, 155, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6078, 0.8392
RGB percentages89.4%, 60.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(311.5, 57.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 32%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 6.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,982,102
CSS custom property--colour: #E49BD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1B6429
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BE4A9
Analogous#CE9BE4, #E49BB2
Triadic#D6E49B, #9BD6E4
Split complementary#B1E49B, #9BE4CE
Tetradic#E4CE9B, #9BE4A9, #9BB1E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G155
B214
Red228 (89.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue311.51°
Saturation (HSL)57.48%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 9B · B D6
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