Recognised as Colour
#EAAAE5
- #EAAAE5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EAAAE5 is a magenta with RGB values 234, 170, 229 and HSL 305°, 60%, 79%. 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
#EAAAE5#EAAAE5
HEX#EAAAE5
RGBrgb(234, 170, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6667, 0.898
RGB percentages91.8%, 66.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(304.7, 60.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.7, 27.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 2.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,379,173
CSS custom property--colour: #EAAAE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#15551A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAEAAF
Analogous#CFAAEA, #EAAAC5
Triadic#E5EAAA, #AAE5EA
Split complementary#C5EAAA, #AAEACF
Tetradic#EACFAA, #AAEAAF, #AAC5EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G170
B229
Red234 (91.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue304.69°
Saturation (HSL)60.38%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G AA · B E5
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