Recognised as Colour
#ED8FEC
- #ED8FEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#ED8FEC is a magenta with RGB values 237, 143, 236 and HSL 301°, 72%, 75%. 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
#ED8FEC#ED8FEC
HEX#ED8FEC
RGBrgb(237, 143, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5608, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.9%, 56.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300.6, 72.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 39.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 0.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,568,876
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8FEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#127013
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FED90
Analogous#BF8FED, #ED8FBD
Triadic#ECED8F, #8FECED
Split complementary#BDED8F, #8FEDBF
Tetradic#EDBF8F, #8FED90, #8FBDED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G143
B236
Red237 (92.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 8F · B EC
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