Recognised as Colour
#E78AE6
- #E78AE6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E78AE6 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 138, 230 and HSL 301°, 66%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E78AE6#E78AE6
HEX#E78AE6
RGBrgb(231, 138, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5412, 0.902
RGB percentages90.6%, 54.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(300.6, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 0.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,174,374
CSS custom property--colour: #E78AE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#187519
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AE78B
Analogous#B98AE7, #E78AB7
Triadic#E6E78A, #8AE6E7
Split complementary#B8E78A, #8AE7B9
Tetradic#E7B98A, #8AE78B, #8AB8E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G138
B230
Red231 (90.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue300.65°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8A · B E6
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