Colour

#E5B4CD

#E5B4CD
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E5B4CD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 180, 205 and HSL 329°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#E5B4CD

RGBrgb(229, 180, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7059, 0.8039

RGB percentages89.8%, 70.6%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(329.4, 48.5%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 21.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,054,029

CSS custom property--colour: #E5B4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#1A4B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BDCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ECB3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.3 Pink · ΔE 10.8 Light pink · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Misty rose · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4E5CC

Analogous#E5B4E5, #E5B4B4

Triadic#CDE5B4, #B4CDE5

Split complementary#B5E5B4, #B4E5E5

Tetradic#E5E5B4, #B4E5CC, #B4B4E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2DAE6

Darker −10%#D88EB4

Darker −20%#CB689B

Darker −30%#BE4281

Darker −40%#983568

More saturated +25%#F2A7CD

Less saturated −25%#D8C1CD

Channel breakdown

R229

G180

B205

Red229 (89.8%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue329.39°

Saturation (HSL)48.51%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G B4 · B CD

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