Colour
#E3C8E8
- #E3C8E8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3C8E8 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 200, 232 and HSL 291°, 41%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3C8E8#E3C8E8
HEX#E3C8E8
RGBrgb(227, 200, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7843, 0.9098
RGB percentages89%, 78.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(290.6, 41%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 13.8%, 91%)
CMYK2.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,104
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C8E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1C3717
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDE8C8
Analogous#D3C8E8, #E8C8DD
Triadic#E8E3C8, #C8E8E3
Split complementary#DDE8C8, #C8E8D3
Tetradic#E8D3C8, #CDE8C8, #C8DDE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G200
B232
Red227 (89%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue290.63°
Saturation (HSL)41.03%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G C8 · B E8
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