Recognised as Colour
#E794DD
- #E794DD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E794DD is a magenta with RGB values 231, 148, 221 and HSL 307°, 63%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E794DD#E794DD
HEX#E794DD
RGBrgb(231, 148, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5804, 0.8667
RGB percentages90.6%, 58%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(307.2, 63.4%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 35.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 35.9%, 4.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,176,925
CSS custom property--colour: #E794DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#186B22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94E79E
Analogous#C794E7, #E794B4
Triadic#DDE794, #94DDE7
Split complementary#B4E794, #94E7C7
Tetradic#E7C894, #94E79E, #94B4E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G148
B221
Red231 (90.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue307.23°
Saturation (HSL)63.36%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 94 · B DD
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