Recognised as Colour
#EA8EEB
- #EA8EEB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EA8EEB is a magenta with RGB values 234, 142, 235 and HSL 299°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EA8EEB#EA8EEB
HEX#EA8EEB
RGBrgb(234, 142, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5569, 0.9216
RGB percentages91.8%, 55.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(299.4, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,372,011
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8EEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#157114
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FEB8E
Analogous#BC8EEB, #EB8EBE
Triadic#EBEA8E, #8EEBEA
Split complementary#BEEB8E, #8EEBBC
Tetradic#EBBC8E, #8FEB8E, #8EBDEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G142
B235
Red234 (91.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue299.35°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EA · G 8E · B EB
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