Recognised as Colour
#E6AED6
- #E6AED6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E6AED6 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 174, 214 and HSL 317°, 53%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E6AED6#E6AED6
HEX#E6AED6
RGBrgb(230, 174, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6824, 0.8392
RGB percentages90.2%, 68.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(317.1, 52.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 24.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,118,038
CSS custom property--colour: #E6AED6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#195129
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEE6BE
Analogous#DAAEE6, #E6AEBA
Triadic#D6E6AE, #AED6E6
Split complementary#BAE6AE, #AEE6DA
Tetradic#E6DAAE, #AEE6BE, #AEBAE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G174
B214
Red230 (90.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G AE · B D6
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