Colour
#E68EC9
- #E68EC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E68EC9 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 142, 201 and HSL 320°, 64%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E68EC9#E68EC9
HEX#E68EC9
RGBrgb(230, 142, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5569, 0.7882
RGB percentages90.2%, 55.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(319.8, 63.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 38.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 12.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,109,833
CSS custom property--colour: #E68EC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#197136
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EE6AB
Analogous#D78EE6, #E68E9D
Triadic#C9E68E, #8EC9E6
Split complementary#9DE68E, #8EE6D7
Tetradic#E6D78E, #8EE6AB, #8E9DE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G142
B201
Red230 (90.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue319.77°
Saturation (HSL)63.77%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 8E · B C9
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