Colour
#EB8CEE
- #EB8CEE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EB8CEE is a magenta with RGB values 235, 140, 238 and HSL 298°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EB8CEE#EB8CEE
HEX#EB8CEE
RGBrgb(235, 140, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.549, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.2%, 54.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(298.2, 74.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 41.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK1.3%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,437,038
CSS custom property--colour: #EB8CEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#147311
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FEE8C
Analogous#BA8CEE, #EE8CC0
Triadic#EEEB8C, #8CEEEB
Split complementary#C0EE8C, #8CEEBA
Tetradic#EEBA8C, #8FEE8C, #8CC0EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G140
B238
Red235 (92.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue298.16°
Saturation (HSL)74.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G 8C · B EE
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