Colour
#ED8EED
- #ED8EED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#ED8EED is a magenta with RGB values 237, 142, 237 and HSL 300°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#ED8EED#ED8EED
HEX#ED8EED
RGBrgb(237, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.9%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(300, 72.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 40.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,568,621
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8EED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#127112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EED8E
Analogous#BE8EED, #ED8EBE
Triadic#EDED8E, #8EEDED
Split complementary#BEED8E, #8EEDBE
Tetradic#EDBE8E, #8EED8E, #8EBEED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G142
B237
Red237 (92.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)72.52%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR ED · G 8E · B ED
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