Recognised as Colour
#E8AEE7
- #E8AEE7
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8AEE7 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 174, 231 and HSL 301°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8AEE7#E8AEE7
HEX#E8AEE7
RGBrgb(232, 174, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.9059
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(301, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 25%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 0.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,127
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AEE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#175118
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEE8AF
Analogous#CCAEE8, #E8AECA
Triadic#E7E8AE, #AEE7E8
Split complementary#CAE8AE, #AEE8CC
Tetradic#E8CCAE, #AEE8AF, #AECAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B231
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue301.03°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B E7
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