Recognised as Colour
#E8A0DE
- #E8A0DE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E8A0DE is a magenta with RGB values 232, 160, 222 and HSL 308°, 61%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8A0DE#E8A0DE
HEX#E8A0DE
RGBrgb(232, 160, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6275, 0.8706
RGB percentages91%, 62.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(308.3, 61%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 31%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 4.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,245,534
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A0DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#175F21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0E8AA
Analogous#CEA0E8, #E8A0BA
Triadic#DEE8A0, #A0DEE8
Split complementary#BAE8A0, #A0E8CE
Tetradic#E8CEA0, #A0E8AA, #A0BAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G160
B222
Red232 (91%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue308.33°
Saturation (HSL)61.02%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G A0 · B DE
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