Recognised as Colour
#E2BBE4
- #E2BBE4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2BBE4 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 187, 228 and HSL 297°, 43%, 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
#E2BBE4#E2BBE4
HEX#E2BBE4
RGBrgb(226, 187, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7333, 0.8941
RGB percentages88.6%, 73.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(297.1, 43.2%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 18%, 89.4%)
CMYK0.9%, 18%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,859,236
CSS custom property--colour: #E2BBE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D441B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDE4BB
Analogous#CDBBE4, #E4BBD2
Triadic#E4E2BB, #BBE4E2
Split complementary#D2E4BB, #BBE4CE
Tetradic#E4CEBB, #BDE4BB, #BBD2E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G187
B228
Red226 (88.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue297.07°
Saturation (HSL)43.16%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G BB · B E4
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