Recognised as Colour
#E59DE2
- #E59DE2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E59DE2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 157, 226 and HSL 303°, 58%, 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
#E59DE2#E59DE2
HEX#E59DE2
RGBrgb(229, 157, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6157, 0.8863
RGB percentages89.8%, 61.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(302.5, 58.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 31.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 1.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,048,162
CSS custom property--colour: #E59DE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1A621D
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 text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DE5A0
Analogous#C49DE5, #E59DBE
Triadic#E2E59D, #9DE2E5
Split complementary#BEE59D, #9DE5C4
Tetradic#E5C49D, #9DE5A0, #9DBEE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G157
B226
Red229 (89.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue302.5°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 9D · B E2
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