Recognised as Colour
#E4CDE1
- #E4CDE1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E4CDE1 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 205, 225 and HSL 308°, 30%, 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
#E4CDE1#E4CDE1
HEX#E4CDE1
RGBrgb(228, 205, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8039, 0.8824
RGB percentages89.4%, 80.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(307.8, 29.9%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 10.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 1.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,913
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CDE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1B321E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDE4D0
Analogous#DCCDE4, #E4CDD6
Triadic#E1E4CD, #CDE1E4
Split complementary#D5E4CD, #CDE4DC
Tetradic#E4DCCD, #CDE4D0, #CDD6E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G205
B225
Red228 (89.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue307.83°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CD · B E1
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