Recognised as Colour
#E9AAEC
- #E9AAEC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9AAEC is a magenta with RGB values 233, 170, 236 and HSL 297°, 63%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9AAEC#E9AAEC
HEX#E9AAEC
RGBrgb(233, 170, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6667, 0.9255
RGB percentages91.4%, 66.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(297.3, 63.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 28%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,313,644
CSS custom property--colour: #E9AAEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#165513
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADECAA
Analogous#C8AAEC, #ECAACE
Triadic#ECE9AA, #AAECE9
Split complementary#CEECAA, #AAECC8
Tetradic#ECC8AA, #ADECAA, #AACEEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G170
B236
Red233 (91.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue297.27°
Saturation (HSL)63.46%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G AA · B EC
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