Colour
#E4B3E6
- #E4B3E6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4B3E6 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 179, 230 and HSL 298°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4B3E6#E4B3E6
HEX#E4B3E6
RGBrgb(228, 179, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.702, 0.902
RGB percentages89.4%, 70.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(297.6, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,988,262
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B3E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#1B4C19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5E6B3
Analogous#CBB3E6, #E6B3CF
Triadic#E6E4B3, #B3E6E4
Split complementary#CFE6B3, #B3E6CB
Tetradic#E6CBB3, #B5E6B3, #B3CFE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G179
B230
Red228 (89.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue297.65°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G B3 · B E6
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