Recognised as Colour
#E8AEEB
- #E8AEEB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8AEEB is a magenta with RGB values 232, 174, 235 and HSL 297°, 60%, 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
#E8AEEB#E8AEEB
HEX#E8AEEB
RGBrgb(232, 174, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.9216
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(297, 60.4%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 26%, 92.2%)
CMYK1.3%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,131
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AEEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#175114
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 text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1EBAE
Analogous#CAAEEB, #EBAECF
Triadic#EBE8AE, #AEEBE8
Split complementary#CFEBAE, #AEEBCA
Tetradic#EBCAAE, #B1EBAE, #AECFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G174
B235
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue297.05°
Saturation (HSL)60.4%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B EB
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