Recognised as Colour
#E3BEE6
- #E3BEE6
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3BEE6 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 190, 230 and HSL 296°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3BEE6#E3BEE6
HEX#E3BEE6
RGBrgb(227, 190, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7451, 0.902
RGB percentages89%, 74.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(295.5, 44.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.5, 17.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK1.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,925,542
CSS custom property--colour: #E3BEE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1C4119
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1E6BE
Analogous#CFBEE6, #E6BED5
Triadic#E6E3BE, #BEE6E3
Split complementary#D5E6BE, #BEE6CF
Tetradic#E6CFBE, #C1E6BE, #BED5E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G190
B230
Red227 (89%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue295.5°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G BE · B E6
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