Recognised as Colour
#E996E2
- #E996E2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E996E2 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 150, 226 and HSL 305°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E996E2#E996E2
HEX#E996E2
RGBrgb(233, 150, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5882, 0.8863
RGB percentages91.4%, 58.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(305.1, 65.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.1, 35.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,308,514
CSS custom property--colour: #E996E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#16691D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96E99D
Analogous#C796E9, #E996B9
Triadic#E2E996, #96E2E9
Split complementary#B8E996, #96E9C7
Tetradic#E9C796, #96E99D, #96B8E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G150
B226
Red233 (91.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue305.06°
Saturation (HSL)65.35%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 96 · B E2
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