Recognised as Colour
#E79AE1
- #E79AE1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E79AE1 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 154, 225 and HSL 305°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E79AE1#E79AE1
HEX#E79AE1
RGBrgb(231, 154, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6039, 0.8824
RGB percentages90.6%, 60.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(304.7, 61.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.7, 33.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 2.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,178,465
CSS custom property--colour: #E79AE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#18651E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AE7A0
Analogous#C69AE7, #E79ABB
Triadic#E1E79A, #9AE1E7
Split complementary#BBE79A, #9AE7C6
Tetradic#E7C69A, #9AE7A0, #9ABBE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G154
B225
Red231 (90.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue304.68°
Saturation (HSL)61.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9A · B E1
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