Recognised as Colour
#E8AEE8
- #E8AEE8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8AEE8 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 174, 232 and HSL 300°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8AEE8#E8AEE8
HEX#E8AEE8
RGBrgb(232, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(300, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 25%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,128
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AEE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#175117
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 text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEE8AE
Analogous#CBAEE8, #E8AECB
Triadic#E8E8AE, #AEE8E8
Split complementary#CBE8AE, #AEE8CB
Tetradic#E8CBAE, #AEE8AE, #AECBE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B232
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B E8
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