Recognised as Colour
#E1CDDE
- #E1CDDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1CDDE is a magenta with RGB values 225, 205, 222 and HSL 309°, 25%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1CDDE#E1CDDE
HEX#E1CDDE
RGBrgb(225, 205, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8039, 0.8706
RGB percentages88.2%, 80.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(309, 25%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 8.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 1.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,798,302
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CDDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1E3221
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDE1D0
Analogous#DACDE1, #E1CDD4
Triadic#DEE1CD, #CDDEE1
Split complementary#D4E1CD, #CDE1DA
Tetradic#E1DACD, #CDE1D0, #CDD4E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G205
B222
Red225 (88.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CD · B DE
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