Recognised as Colour
#E9A5EE
- #E9A5EE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9A5EE is a magenta with RGB values 233, 165, 238 and HSL 296°, 68%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9A5EE#E9A5EE
HEX#E9A5EE
RGBrgb(233, 165, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6471, 0.9333
RGB percentages91.4%, 64.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(295.9, 68.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 30.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 30.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,312,366
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A5EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#165A11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAEEA5
Analogous#C5A5EE, #EEA5CF
Triadic#EEE9A5, #A5EEE9
Split complementary#CFEEA5, #A5EEC5
Tetradic#EEC5A5, #AAEEA5, #A5CFEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G165
B238
Red233 (91.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue295.89°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G A5 · B EE
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