Recognised as Colour
#ED9EE5
- #ED9EE5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#ED9EE5 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 158, 229 and HSL 306°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ED9EE5#ED9EE5
HEX#ED9EE5
RGBrgb(237, 158, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6196, 0.898
RGB percentages92.9%, 62%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(306.1, 68.7%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 33.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 3.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,572,709
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9EE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#12611A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EEDA6
Analogous#CD9EED, #ED9EBE
Triadic#E5ED9E, #9EE5ED
Split complementary#BEED9E, #9EEDCD
Tetradic#EDCD9E, #9EEDA6, #9EBEED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G158
B229
Red237 (92.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue306.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 9E · B E5
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