Recognised as Colour

#E79BC5

#E79BC5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#E79BC5 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 155, 197 and HSL 327°, 61%, 76%. 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

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HEX#E79BC5

RGBrgb(231, 155, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6078, 0.7725

RGB percentages90.6%, 60.8%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(326.8, 61.3%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 32.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 32.9%, 14.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,178,693

CSS custom property--colour: #E79BC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#18643A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0ABC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B7C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F19AAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Light pink · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3 Pink · ΔE 20.1 Thistle · ΔE 22.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9BE7BD

Analogous#E39BE7, #E79B9F

Triadic#C5E79B, #9BC5E7

Split complementary#9FE79B, #9BE7E3

Tetradic#E7E39B, #9BE7BD, #9B9FE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBEDF5

Lighter +10%#F1C4DD

Darker −10%#DD72AD

Darker −20%#D34995

Darker −30%#BC2D7C

Darker −40%#932361

More saturated +25%#F68BC7

Less saturated −25%#D8ABC3

Channel breakdown

R231

G155

B197

Red231 (90.6%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue326.84°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 9B · B C5

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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