Recognised as Colour
#E0BDE0
- #E0BDE0
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E0BDE0 is a magenta with RGB values 224, 189, 224 and HSL 300°, 36%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E0BDE0#E0BDE0
HEX#E0BDE0
RGBrgb(224, 189, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7412, 0.8784
RGB percentages87.8%, 74.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(300, 36.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 15.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,728,672
CSS custom property--colour: #E0BDE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1F421F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDE0BD
Analogous#CFBDE0, #E0BDCF
Triadic#E0E0BD, #BDE0E0
Split complementary#CFE0BD, #BDE0CF
Tetradic#E0CFBD, #BDE0BD, #BDCFE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G189
B224
Red224 (87.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)36.08%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E0 · G BD · B E0
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