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Recognised as Colour

#E2CAE3

  • #E2CAE3
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2CAE3 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 202, 227 and HSL 298°, 31%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2CAE3#E2CAE3
HEX#E2CAE3
RGBrgb(226, 202, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.8902
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(297.6, 30.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 11%, 89%)
CMYK0.4%, 11%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,075
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1D351C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4CCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 3.9Lavender · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.2Lavender blush · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE3CA
Analogous#D5CAE3, #E3CAD7
Triadic#E3E2CA, #CAE3E2
Split complementary#D7E3CA, #CAE3D5
Tetradic#E3D5CA, #CBE3CA, #CAD7E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EBF5
Darker −10%#D0A9D1
Darker −20%#BD87C0
Darker −30%#AB66AE
Darker −40%#904E93
More saturated +25%#EBC0ED
Less saturated −25%#D9D4D9

Channel breakdown

R226
G202
B227
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue297.6°
Saturation (HSL)30.86%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B E3

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