Recognised as Colour
#ED8BEC
- #ED8BEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#ED8BEC is a magenta with RGB values 237, 139, 236 and HSL 301°, 73%, 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
#ED8BEC#ED8BEC
HEX#ED8BEC
RGBrgb(237, 139, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5451, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.9%, 54.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300.6, 73.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 41.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 0.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,567,852
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8BEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42526WCAG 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 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#127413
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 text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BED8C
Analogous#BD8BED, #ED8BBB
Triadic#ECED8B, #8BECED
Split complementary#BBED8B, #8BEDBD
Tetradic#EDBD8B, #8BED8C, #8BBBED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G139
B236
Red237 (92.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300.61°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 8B · B EC
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