Recognised as Colour
#E9A9F5
- #E9A9F5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9A9F5 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 169, 245 and HSL 291°, 79%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9A9F5#E9A9F5
HEX#E9A9F5
RGBrgb(233, 169, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6627, 0.9608
RGB percentages91.4%, 66.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(290.5, 79.2%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 31%, 96.1%)
CMYK4.9%, 31%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,313,397
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A9F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#16560A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5F5A9
Analogous#C3A9F5, #F5A9DB
Triadic#F5E9A9, #A9F5E9
Split complementary#DBF5A9, #A9F5C3
Tetradic#F5C3A9, #B5F5A9, #A9DBF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G169
B245
Red233 (91.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue290.53°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G A9 · B F5
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