Recognised as Colour
#E4AED9
- #E4AED9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4AED9 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 174, 217 and HSL 312°, 50%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4AED9#E4AED9
HEX#E4AED9
RGBrgb(228, 174, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6824, 0.851
RGB percentages89.4%, 68.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(312.2, 50%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 23.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 4.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,986,969
CSS custom property--colour: #E4AED9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#1B5126
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEE4B9
Analogous#D4AEE4, #E4AEBE
Triadic#D9E4AE, #AED9E4
Split complementary#BEE4AE, #AEE4D4
Tetradic#E4D4AE, #AEE4B9, #AEBEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G174
B217
Red228 (89.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue312.22°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G AE · B D9
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