Recognised as Colour
#E1BCCE
- #E1BCCE
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1BCCE is a red with RGB values 225, 188, 206 and HSL 331°, 38%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1BCCE#E1BCCE
HEX#E1BCCE
RGBrgb(225, 188, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7373, 0.8078
RGB percentages88.2%, 73.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(330.8, 38.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 16.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 8.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,793,934
CSS custom property--colour: #E1BCCE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1E4331
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE1CF
Analogous#E1BCE0, #E1BDBC
Triadic#CEE1BC, #BCCEE1
Split complementary#BCE1BD, #BCE0E1
Tetradic#E0E1BC, #BCE1CF, #BDBCE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G188
B206
Red225 (88.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue330.81°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G BC · B CE
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