Recognised as Colour
#E59ECB
- #E59ECB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E59ECB is a magenta with RGB values 229, 158, 203 and HSL 322°, 58%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E59ECB#E59ECB
HEX#E59ECB
RGBrgb(229, 158, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6196, 0.7961
RGB percentages89.8%, 62%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(322, 57.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 31%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 11.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,048,395
CSS custom property--colour: #E59ECB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1A6134
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EE5B8
Analogous#DC9EE5, #E59EA7
Triadic#CBE59E, #9ECBE5
Split complementary#A7E59E, #9EE5DC
Tetradic#E5DC9E, #9EE5B8, #9EA7E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G158
B203
Red229 (89.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue321.97°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 9E · B CB
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