Recognised as Colour
#E59CE9
- #E59CE9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E59CE9 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 156, 233 and HSL 297°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E59CE9#E59CE9
HEX#E59CE9
RGBrgb(229, 156, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6118, 0.9137
RGB percentages89.8%, 61.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(296.9, 63.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 33%, 91.4%)
CMYK1.7%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,047,913
CSS custom property--colour: #E59CE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1A6316
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0E99C
Analogous#BE9CE9, #E99CC7
Triadic#E9E59C, #9CE9E5
Split complementary#C7E99C, #9CE9BF
Tetradic#E9BF9C, #A0E99C, #9CC7E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G156
B233
Red229 (89.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue296.88°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 9C · B E9
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page