Recognised as Colour
#E88ECB
- #E88ECB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E88ECB is a magenta with RGB values 232, 142, 203 and HSL 319°, 66%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E88ECB#E88ECB
HEX#E88ECB
RGBrgb(232, 142, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5569, 0.7961
RGB percentages91%, 55.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(319.3, 66.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 38.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 12.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,240,907
CSS custom property--colour: #E88ECB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#177134
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EE8AB
Analogous#D88EE8, #E88E9E
Triadic#CBE88E, #8ECBE8
Split complementary#9EE88E, #8EE8D8
Tetradic#E8D88E, #8EE8AB, #8E9EE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G142
B203
Red232 (91%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue319.33°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 8E · B CB
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