Recognised as Colour
#E4AEEE
- #E4AEEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4AEEE is a magenta with RGB values 228, 174, 238 and HSL 291°, 65%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4AEEE#E4AEEE
HEX#E4AEEE
RGBrgb(228, 174, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6824, 0.9333
RGB percentages89.4%, 68.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(290.6, 65.3%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 26.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,986,990
CSS custom property--colour: #E4AEEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1B5111
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8EEAE
Analogous#C4AEEE, #EEAED8
Triadic#EEE4AE, #AEEEE4
Split complementary#D8EEAE, #AEEEC4
Tetradic#EEC4AE, #B8EEAE, #AED8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G174
B238
Red228 (89.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue290.63°
Saturation (HSL)65.31%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G AE · B EE
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