Recognised as Colour
#ED9EE9
- #ED9EE9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#ED9EE9 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 158, 233 and HSL 303°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ED9EE9#ED9EE9
HEX#ED9EE9
RGBrgb(237, 158, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6196, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.9%, 62%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(303, 68.7%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 33.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 1.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,572,713
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9EE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#126116
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EEDA2
Analogous#C99EED, #ED9EC2
Triadic#E9ED9E, #9EE9ED
Split complementary#C2ED9E, #9EEDC9
Tetradic#EDCA9E, #9EEDA2, #9EC2ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G158
B233
Red237 (92.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue303.04°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 9E · B E9
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