Recognised as Colour
#EF8DE0
- #EF8DE0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EF8DE0 is a magenta with RGB values 239, 141, 224 and HSL 309°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EF8DE0#EF8DE0
HEX#EF8DE0
RGBrgb(239, 141, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5529, 0.8784
RGB percentages93.7%, 55.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(309.2, 75.4%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 41%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 6.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,424
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8DE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#10721F
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 text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DEF9C
Analogous#CD8DEF, #EF8DAF
Triadic#E0EF8D, #8DE0EF
Split complementary#AFEF8D, #8DEFCD
Tetradic#EFCD8D, #8DEF9C, #8DAFEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G141
B224
Red239 (93.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue309.18°
Saturation (HSL)75.38%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8D · B E0
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