Recognised as Colour
#EA8AC9
- #EA8AC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EA8AC9 is a magenta with RGB values 234, 138, 201 and HSL 321°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EA8AC9#EA8AC9
HEX#EA8AC9
RGBrgb(234, 138, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5412, 0.7882
RGB percentages91.8%, 54.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(320.6, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 14.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,953
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8AC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#157536
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEAAB
Analogous#DB8AEA, #EA8A99
Triadic#C9EA8A, #8AC9EA
Split complementary#99EA8A, #8AEADB
Tetradic#EADB8A, #8AEAAB, #8A99EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G138
B201
Red234 (91.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue320.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8A · B C9
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