Recognised as Colour
#E1C1DD
- #E1C1DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1C1DD is a magenta with RGB values 225, 193, 221 and HSL 308°, 35%, 82%. 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
#E1C1DD#E1C1DD
HEX#E1C1DD
RGBrgb(225, 193, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7569, 0.8667
RGB percentages88.2%, 75.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(307.5, 34.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 14.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 1.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,795,229
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C1DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1E3E22
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 text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1E1C5
Analogous#D5C1E1, #E1C1CD
Triadic#DDE1C1, #C1DDE1
Split complementary#CDE1C1, #C1E1D5
Tetradic#E1D5C1, #C1E1C5, #C1CDE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G193
B221
Red225 (88.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C1 · B DD
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