Colour
#E5B4E5
- #E5B4E5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E5B4E5 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 180, 229 and HSL 300°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E5B4E5#E5B4E5
HEX#E5B4E5
RGBrgb(229, 180, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7059, 0.898
RGB percentages89.8%, 70.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(300, 48.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 21.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,054,053
CSS custom property--colour: #E5B4E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1A4B1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4E5B4
Analogous#CDB4E5, #E5B4CD
Triadic#E5E5B4, #B4E5E5
Split complementary#CDE5B4, #B4E5CD
Tetradic#E5CDB4, #B4E5B4, #B4CDE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G180
B229
Red229 (89.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)48.51%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E5 · G B4 · B E5
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