Recognised as Colour
#E4B7E7
- #E4B7E7
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4B7E7 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 183, 231 and HSL 296°, 50%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4B7E7#E4B7E7
HEX#E4B7E7
RGBrgb(228, 183, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7176, 0.9059
RGB percentages89.4%, 71.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(296.3, 50%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 20.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK1.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,989,287
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B7E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1B4818
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAE7B7
Analogous#CCB7E7, #E7B7D2
Triadic#E7E4B7, #B7E7E4
Split complementary#D2E7B7, #B7E7CC
Tetradic#E7CCB7, #BAE7B7, #B7D2E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G183
B231
Red228 (89.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue296.25°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G B7 · B E7
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