Recognised as Colour
#E5AADC
- #E5AADC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E5AADC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 170, 220 and HSL 309°, 53%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E5AADC#E5AADC
HEX#E5AADC
RGBrgb(229, 170, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6667, 0.8627
RGB percentages89.8%, 66.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(309.2, 53.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 25.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,051,484
CSS custom property--colour: #E5AADC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1A5523
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAE5B3
Analogous#D0AAE5, #E5AABF
Triadic#DCE5AA, #AADCE5
Split complementary#BFE5AA, #AAE5D0
Tetradic#E5D0AA, #AAE5B3, #AABFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G170
B220
Red229 (89.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue309.15°
Saturation (HSL)53.15%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G AA · B DC
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