Recognised as Colour
#E8AED8
- #E8AED8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8AED8 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 174, 216 and HSL 317°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8AED8#E8AED8
HEX#E8AED8
RGBrgb(232, 174, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.8471
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(316.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 6.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,112
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AED8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#175127
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEE8BE
Analogous#DBAEE8, #E8AEBB
Triadic#D8E8AE, #AED8E8
Split complementary#BBE8AE, #AEE8DB
Tetradic#E8DBAE, #AEE8BE, #AEBBE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B216
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue316.55°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B D8
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