Recognised as Colour
#E9A3E7
- #E9A3E7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E9A3E7 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 163, 231 and HSL 302°, 61%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9A3E7#E9A3E7
HEX#E9A3E7
RGBrgb(233, 163, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6392, 0.9059
RGB percentages91.4%, 63.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(301.7, 61.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 30%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 0.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,311,847
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A3E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#165C18
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3E9A5
Analogous#C8A3E9, #E9A3C4
Triadic#E7E9A3, #A3E7E9
Split complementary#C4E9A3, #A3E9C8
Tetradic#E9C8A3, #A3E9A5, #A3C4E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G163
B231
Red233 (91.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue301.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.4%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G A3 · B E7
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