Recognised as Colour
#EBADEB
- #EBADEB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EBADEB is a magenta with RGB values 235, 173, 235 and HSL 300°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EBADEB#EBADEB
HEX#EBADEB
RGBrgb(235, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages92.2%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(300, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,445,483
CSS custom property--colour: #EBADEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#145214
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADEBAD
Analogous#CCADEB, #EBADCC
Triadic#EBEBAD, #ADEBEB
Split complementary#CCEBAD, #ADEBCC
Tetradic#EBCCAD, #ADEBAD, #ADCCEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G173
B235
Red235 (92.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EB · G AD · B EB
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