Colour
#ED8EC8
- #ED8EC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#ED8EC8 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 142, 200 and HSL 323°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ED8EC8#ED8EC8
HEX#ED8EC8
RGBrgb(237, 142, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5569, 0.7843
RGB percentages92.9%, 55.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(323.4, 72.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.4, 40.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 15.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,568,584
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8EC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#127137
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EEDB3
Analogous#E38EED, #ED8E99
Triadic#C8ED8E, #8EC8ED
Split complementary#99ED8E, #8EEDE3
Tetradic#EDE38E, #8EEDB3, #8E99ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G142
B200
Red237 (92.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue323.37°
Saturation (HSL)72.52%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 8E · B C8
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