Recognised as Colour
#E1C0E6
- #E1C0E6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1C0E6 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 192, 230 and HSL 292°, 43%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1C0E6#E1C0E6
HEX#E1C0E6
RGBrgb(225, 192, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7529, 0.902
RGB percentages88.2%, 75.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(292.1, 43.2%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 16.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,794,982
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C0E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1E3F19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E6C0
Analogous#CEC0E6, #E6C0D8
Triadic#E6E1C0, #C0E6E1
Split complementary#D8E6C0, #C0E6CE
Tetradic#E6CEC0, #C5E6C0, #C0D8E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G192
B230
Red225 (88.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue292.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.18%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G C0 · B E6
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