Recognised as Colour

#E2BBE3

#E2BBE3
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E2BBE3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 187, 227 and HSL 299°, 42%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2BBE3#E2BBE3

HEX#E2BBE3

RGBrgb(226, 187, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7333, 0.8902

RGB percentages88.6%, 73.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(298.5, 41.7%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 17.6%, 89%)

CMYK0.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,859,235

CSS custom property--colour: #E2BBE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1D441C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8C4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C9E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E4BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.3 Plum · ΔE 15.5 Pink · ΔE 18.6 Light pink · ΔE 21 Lavender · ΔE 21.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCE3BB

Analogous#CEBBE3, #E3BBD0

Triadic#E3E2BB, #BBE3E2

Split complementary#D0E3BB, #BBE3CE

Tetradic#E3CEBB, #BCE3BB, #BBD0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1DFF2

Darker −10%#D397D4

Darker −20%#C373C5

Darker −30%#B44FB6

Darker −40%#933D95

More saturated +25%#EDAFEF

Less saturated −25%#D7C7D7

Channel breakdown

R226

G187

B227

Red226 (88.6%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue298.5°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G BB · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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