Recognised as Colour
#E3BCD6
- #E3BCD6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3BCD6 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 188, 214 and HSL 320°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3BCD6#E3BCD6
HEX#E3BCD6
RGBrgb(227, 188, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7373, 0.8392
RGB percentages89%, 73.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(320, 41.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 17.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 5.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,925,014
CSS custom property--colour: #E3BCD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1C4329
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 text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE3C9
Analogous#DCBCE3, #E3BCC3
Triadic#D6E3BC, #BCD6E3
Split complementary#C3E3BC, #BCE3DD
Tetradic#E3DDBC, #BCE3C9, #BCC3E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G188
B214
Red227 (89%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G BC · B D6
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