Recognised as Colour
#E797E2
- #E797E2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E797E2 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 151, 226 and HSL 304°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E797E2#E797E2
HEX#E797E2
RGBrgb(231, 151, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5922, 0.8863
RGB percentages90.6%, 59.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(303.8, 62.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 34.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 2.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,177,698
CSS custom property--colour: #E797E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#18681D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97E79C
Analogous#C497E7, #E797BA
Triadic#E2E797, #97E2E7
Split complementary#BAE797, #97E7C4
Tetradic#E7C497, #97E79C, #97BAE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G151
B226
Red231 (90.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue303.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 97 · B E2
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