Colour
#E3CADE
- #E3CADE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3CADE is a magenta with RGB values 227, 202, 222 and HSL 312°, 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
#E3CADE#E3CADE
HEX#E3CADE
RGBrgb(227, 202, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7922, 0.8706
RGB percentages89%, 79.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(312, 30.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 11%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,606
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CADE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1C3521
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 text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAE3CF
Analogous#DBCAE3, #E3CAD1
Triadic#DEE3CA, #CADEE3
Split complementary#D2E3CA, #CAE3DB
Tetradic#E3DBCA, #CAE3CF, #CAD1E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G202
B222
Red227 (89%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)30.86%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CA · B DE
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