Colour
#E2C5DD
- #E2C5DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2C5DD is a magenta with RGB values 226, 197, 221 and HSL 310°, 33%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2C5DD#E2C5DD
HEX#E2C5DD
RGBrgb(226, 197, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7725, 0.8667
RGB percentages88.6%, 77.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(310.3, 33.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 12.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 2.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,861,789
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C5DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1D3A22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E2CA
Analogous#D8C5E2, #E2C5CF
Triadic#DDE2C5, #C5DDE2
Split complementary#CFE2C5, #C5E2D8
Tetradic#E2D8C5, #C5E2CA, #C5CFE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G197
B221
Red226 (88.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue310.34°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C5 · B DD
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