Recognised as Colour
#E88AEC
- #E88AEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E88AEC is a magenta with RGB values 232, 138, 236 and HSL 298°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E88AEC#E88AEC
HEX#E88AEC
RGBrgb(232, 138, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5412, 0.9255
RGB percentages91%, 54.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(297.6, 72.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 41.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,239,916
CSS custom property--colour: #E88AEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#177513
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EEC8A
Analogous#B78AEC, #EC8ABF
Triadic#ECE88A, #8AECE8
Split complementary#BFEC8A, #8AECB7
Tetradic#ECB78A, #8EEC8A, #8ABFEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G138
B236
Red232 (91%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue297.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G 8A · B EC
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