Colour
#EF8AED
- #EF8AED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EF8AED is a magenta with RGB values 239, 138, 237 and HSL 301°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EF8AED#EF8AED
HEX#EF8AED
RGBrgb(239, 138, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5412, 0.9294
RGB percentages93.7%, 54.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(301.2, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 42.3%, 0.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,698,669
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8AED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#107512
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEF8C
Analogous#BF8AEF, #EF8ABB
Triadic#EDEF8A, #8AEDEF
Split complementary#BBEF8A, #8AEFBE
Tetradic#EFBE8A, #8AEF8C, #8ABBEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G138
B237
Red239 (93.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue301.19°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8A · B ED
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