Recognised as Colour
#E1CBE3
- #E1CBE3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1CBE3 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 203, 227 and HSL 295°, 30%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1CBE3#E1CBE3
HEX#E1CBE3
RGBrgb(225, 203, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7961, 0.8902
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(295, 30%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 10.6%, 89%)
CMYK0.9%, 10.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,795
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CBE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1E341C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDE3CB
Analogous#D5CBE3, #E3CBD9
Triadic#E3E1CB, #CBE3E1
Split complementary#D9E3CB, #CBE3D5
Tetradic#E3D5CB, #CDE3CB, #CBD9E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G203
B227
Red225 (88.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G CB · B E3
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