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Recognised as Colour

#E3CDE6

  • #E3CDE6
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E3CDE6 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 205, 230 and HSL 293°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E3CDE6#E3CDE6
HEX#E3CDE6
RGBrgb(227, 205, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 0.902
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(292.8, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK1.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,382
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1C3219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD2E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD5E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E4CFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.9Lavender · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 15.4Lavender blush · ΔE 15.6Gainsboro · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E6CD
Analogous#D6CDE6, #E6CDDD
Triadic#E6E3CD, #CDE6E3
Split complementary#DDE6CD, #CDE6D7
Tetradic#E6D6CD, #D0E6CD, #CDDDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6EFF7
Darker −10%#D0ABD5
Darker −20%#BD89C4
Darker −30%#AA67B3
Darker −40%#914D9A
More saturated +25%#EAC4EF
Less saturated −25%#DCD6DD

Channel breakdown

R227
G205
B230
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue292.8°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B E6

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