Colour
#E5B2CC
- #E5B2CC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5B2CC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 178, 204 and HSL 329°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5B2CC#E5B2CC
HEX#E5B2CC
RGBrgb(229, 178, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.698, 0.8
RGB percentages89.8%, 69.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(329.4, 49.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 22.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 10.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,053,516
CSS custom property--colour: #E5B2CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#1A4D33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2E5CB
Analogous#E4B2E5, #E5B2B3
Triadic#CCE5B2, #B2CCE5
Split complementary#B3E5B2, #B2E5E4
Tetradic#E5E4B2, #B2E5CB, #B2B3E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G178
B204
Red229 (89.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue329.41°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G B2 · B CC
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