Recognised as Colour
#E8AEE9
- #E8AEE9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8AEE9 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 174, 233 and HSL 299°, 57%, 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
#E8AEE9#E8AEE9
HEX#E8AEE9
RGBrgb(232, 174, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.9137
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(299, 57.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299, 25.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,129
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AEE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#175116
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 text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFE9AE
Analogous#CBAEE9, #E9AECC
Triadic#E9E8AE, #AEE9E8
Split complementary#CDE9AE, #AEE9CB
Tetradic#E9CBAE, #AFE9AE, #AECCE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B233
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue298.98°
Saturation (HSL)57.28%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B E9
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