Recognised as Colour
#EFA9EE
- #EFA9EE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EFA9EE is a magenta with RGB values 239, 169, 238 and HSL 301°, 69%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EFA9EE#EFA9EE
HEX#EFA9EE
RGBrgb(239, 169, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6627, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.7%, 66.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300.9, 68.6%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 29.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 0.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,706,606
CSS custom property--colour: #EFA9EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#105611
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9EFAA
Analogous#CDA9EF, #EFA9CB
Triadic#EEEFA9, #A9EEEF
Split complementary#CBEFA9, #A9EFCD
Tetradic#EFCDA9, #A9EFAA, #A9CBEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G169
B238
Red239 (93.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G A9 · B EE
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