Recognised as Colour
#E9ABE8
- #E9ABE8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9ABE8 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 171, 232 and HSL 301°, 58%, 79%. 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
#E9ABE8#E9ABE8
HEX#E9ABE8
RGBrgb(233, 171, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6706, 0.9098
RGB percentages91.4%, 67.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(301, 58.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 26.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 0.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,313,896
CSS custom property--colour: #E9ABE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 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#BDBDBD
Inverted#165417
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#ABE9AC
Analogous#CBABE9, #E9ABC9
Triadic#E8E9AB, #ABE8E9
Split complementary#C9E9AB, #ABE9CB
Tetradic#E9CBAB, #ABE9AC, #ABC9E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G171
B232
Red233 (91.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue300.97°
Saturation (HSL)58.49%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G AB · B E8
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page