Recognised as Colour
#E5B2E4
- #E5B2E4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E5B2E4 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 178, 228 and HSL 301°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E5B2E4#E5B2E4
HEX#E5B2E4
RGBrgb(229, 178, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.698, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.8%, 69.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(301.2, 49.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 22.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 0.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,053,540
CSS custom property--colour: #E5B2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1A4D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2E5B3
Analogous#CDB2E5, #E5B2CA
Triadic#E4E5B2, #B2E4E5
Split complementary#CBE5B2, #B2E5CD
Tetradic#E5CDB2, #B2E5B3, #B2CAE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G178
B228
Red229 (89.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue301.18°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G B2 · B E4
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