Recognised as Colour
#E3C8E0
- #E3C8E0
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3C8E0 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 200, 224 and HSL 307°, 33%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3C8E0#E3C8E0
HEX#E3C8E0
RGBrgb(227, 200, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7843, 0.8784
RGB percentages89%, 78.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(306.7, 32.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 11.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 1.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,096
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C8E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1C371F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8E3CB
Analogous#D8C8E3, #E3C8D3
Triadic#E0E3C8, #C8E0E3
Split complementary#D3E3C8, #C8E3D8
Tetradic#E3D8C8, #C8E3CB, #C8D3E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G200
B224
Red227 (89%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G C8 · B E0
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