Recognised as Colour
#E798E6
- #E798E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E798E6 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 152, 230 and HSL 301°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E798E6#E798E6
HEX#E798E6
RGBrgb(231, 152, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5961, 0.902
RGB percentages90.6%, 59.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(300.8, 62.2%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.8, 34.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.2%, 0.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,177,958
CSS custom property--colour: #E798E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#186719
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98E799
Analogous#C198E7, #E798BF
Triadic#E6E798, #98E6E7
Split complementary#BFE798, #98E7C0
Tetradic#E7C198, #98E799, #98BFE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G152
B230
Red231 (90.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue300.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 98 · B E6
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