Recognised as Colour
#E5A2CC
- #E5A2CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E5A2CC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 162, 204 and HSL 322°, 56%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E5A2CC#E5A2CC
HEX#E5A2CC
RGBrgb(229, 162, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6353, 0.8
RGB percentages89.8%, 63.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(322.4, 56.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 29.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,049,420
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A2CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#1A5D33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2E5BB
Analogous#DCA2E5, #E5A2AB
Triadic#CCE5A2, #A2CCE5
Split complementary#ABE5A2, #A2E5DC
Tetradic#E5DCA2, #A2E5BB, #A2ABE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G162
B204
Red229 (89.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue322.39°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A2 · B CC
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