Colour
#E4B1E4
- #E4B1E4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4B1E4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 177, 228 and HSL 300°, 49%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4B1E4#E4B1E4
HEX#E4B1E4
RGBrgb(228, 177, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6941, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.4%, 69.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(300, 48.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,987,748
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B1E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1B4E1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1E4B1
Analogous#CBB1E4, #E4B1CB
Triadic#E4E4B1, #B1E4E4
Split complementary#CBE4B1, #B1E4CB
Tetradic#E4CBB1, #B1E4B1, #B1CBE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G177
B228
Red228 (89.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E4 · G B1 · B E4
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