Recognised as Colour
#E79CED
- #E79CED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E79CED is a magenta with RGB values 231, 156, 237 and HSL 296°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E79CED#E79CED
HEX#E79CED
RGBrgb(231, 156, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6118, 0.9294
RGB percentages90.6%, 61.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(295.6, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,178,989
CSS custom property--colour: #E79CED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#186312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2ED9C
Analogous#BE9CED, #ED9CCB
Triadic#EDE79C, #9CEDE7
Split complementary#CBED9C, #9CEDBE
Tetradic#EDBF9C, #A2ED9C, #9CCBED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G156
B237
Red231 (90.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue295.56°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9C · B ED
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