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Recognised as Colour

#E3CCE1

  • #E3CCE1
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E3CCE1 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 204, 225 and HSL 305°, 29%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E3CCE1#E3CCE1
HEX#E3CCE1
RGBrgb(227, 204, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 0.8824
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(305.2, 29.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 10.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 0.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,121
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CCE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1C331E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E5CDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5Lavender · ΔE 11.1Light grey · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2Lavender blush · ΔE 14.7Misty rose · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE3CE
Analogous#DACCE3, #E3CCD6
Triadic#E1E3CC, #CCE1E3
Split complementary#D6E3CC, #CCE3DA
Tetradic#E3DACC, #CCE3CE, #CCD6E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EDF4
Darker −10%#D1ABCE
Darker −20%#BF8ABA
Darker −30%#AD69A7
Darker −40%#93508D
More saturated +25%#EDC2E9
Less saturated −25%#D9D6D9

Channel breakdown

R227
G204
B225
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue305.22°
Saturation (HSL)29.11%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B E1

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