Colour
#E98AEE
- #E98AEE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E98AEE is a magenta with RGB values 233, 138, 238 and HSL 297°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E98AEE#E98AEE
HEX#E98AEE
RGBrgb(233, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages91.4%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(297, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,305,454
CSS custom property--colour: #E98AEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#167511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FEE8A
Analogous#B78AEE, #EE8AC1
Triadic#EEE98A, #8AEEE9
Split complementary#C1EE8A, #8AEEB7
Tetradic#EEB78A, #8FEE8A, #8AC1EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G138
B238
Red233 (91.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue297°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 8A · B EE
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