Recognised as Colour
#E8B3E8
- #E8B3E8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E8B3E8 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 179, 232 and HSL 300°, 54%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E8B3E8#E8B3E8
HEX#E8B3E8
RGBrgb(232, 179, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.702, 0.9098
RGB percentages91%, 70.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(300, 53.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 22.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,250,408
CSS custom property--colour: #E8B3E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#174C17
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3E8B3
Analogous#CEB3E8, #E8B3CE
Triadic#E8E8B3, #B3E8E8
Split complementary#CEE8B3, #B3E8CE
Tetradic#E8CEB3, #B3E8B3, #B3CEE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G179
B232
Red232 (91%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E8 · G B3 · B E8
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