Recognised as Colour
#E896E3
- #E896E3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E896E3 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 150, 227 and HSL 304°, 64%, 75%. 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
#E896E3#E896E3
HEX#E896E3
RGBrgb(232, 150, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5882, 0.8902
RGB percentages91%, 58.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(303.7, 64.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 35.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 2.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,242,979
CSS custom property--colour: #E896E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#17691C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96E89B
Analogous#C496E8, #E896BA
Triadic#E3E896, #96E3E8
Split complementary#BAE896, #96E8C4
Tetradic#E8C496, #96E89B, #96BAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G150
B227
Red232 (91%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue303.66°
Saturation (HSL)64.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 96 · B E3
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