Colour
#E1B8D6
- #E1B8D6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1B8D6 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 184, 214 and HSL 316°, 41%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1B8D6#E1B8D6
HEX#E1B8D6
RGBrgb(225, 184, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7216, 0.8392
RGB percentages88.2%, 72.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(316.1, 40.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.1, 18.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 4.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,792,918
CSS custom property--colour: #E1B8D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1E4729
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8E1C3
Analogous#D7B8E1, #E1B8C2
Triadic#D6E1B8, #B8D6E1
Split complementary#C2E1B8, #B8E1D7
Tetradic#E1D8B8, #B8E1C3, #B8C2E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G184
B214
Red225 (88.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue316.1°
Saturation (HSL)40.59%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G B8 · B D6
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