Recognised as Colour
#E5B9D3
- #E5B9D3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5B9D3 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 185, 211 and HSL 325°, 46%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5B9D3#E5B9D3
HEX#E5B9D3
RGBrgb(229, 185, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7255, 0.8275
RGB percentages89.8%, 72.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(324.5, 45.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 19.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 7.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,055,315
CSS custom property--colour: #E5B9D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1A462C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E5CB
Analogous#E1B9E5, #E5B9BD
Triadic#D3E5B9, #B9D3E5
Split complementary#BDE5B9, #B9E5E1
Tetradic#E5E1B9, #B9E5CB, #B9BDE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G185
B211
Red229 (89.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue324.55°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G B9 · B D3
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