Recognised as Colour
#EA8ADD
- #EA8ADD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EA8ADD is a magenta with RGB values 234, 138, 221 and HSL 308°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EA8ADD#EA8ADD
HEX#EA8ADD
RGBrgb(234, 138, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5412, 0.8667
RGB percentages91.8%, 54.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(308.1, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.1, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 5.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,973
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8ADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#157522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEA97
Analogous#C78AEA, #EA8AAD
Triadic#DDEA8A, #8ADDEA
Split complementary#ADEA8A, #8AEAC7
Tetradic#EAC78A, #8AEA97, #8AADEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G138
B221
Red234 (91.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue308.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8A · B DD
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