Recognised as Colour
#E699DC
- #E699DC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E699DC is a magenta with RGB values 230, 153, 220 and HSL 308°, 61%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E699DC#E699DC
HEX#E699DC
RGBrgb(230, 153, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6, 0.8627
RGB percentages90.2%, 60%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(307.8, 60.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 33.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 4.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,112,668
CSS custom property--colour: #E699DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#196623
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99E6A3
Analogous#CA99E6, #E699B5
Triadic#DCE699, #99DCE6
Split complementary#B5E699, #99E6CA
Tetradic#E6CA99, #99E6A3, #99B5E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G153
B220
Red230 (90.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue307.79°
Saturation (HSL)60.63%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 99 · B DC
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