Recognised as Colour
#E6A4C9
- #E6A4C9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E6A4C9 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 164, 201 and HSL 326°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E6A4C9#E6A4C9
HEX#E6A4C9
RGBrgb(230, 164, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6431, 0.7882
RGB percentages90.2%, 64.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(326.4, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.4, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 12.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,115,465
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A4C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#195B36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4E6C1
Analogous#E2A4E6, #E6A4A8
Triadic#C9E6A4, #A4C9E6
Split complementary#A8E6A4, #A4E6E2
Tetradic#E6E2A4, #A4E6C1, #A4A8E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G164
B201
Red230 (90.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue326.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A4 · B C9
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