Recognised as Colour
#E5BCD7
- #E5BCD7
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5BCD7 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 188, 215 and HSL 320°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5BCD7#E5BCD7
HEX#E5BCD7
RGBrgb(229, 188, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7373, 0.8431
RGB percentages89.8%, 73.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(320.5, 44.1%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 17.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.9%, 6.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,056,087
CSS custom property--colour: #E5BCD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1A4328
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE5CA
Analogous#DFBCE5, #E5BCC3
Triadic#D7E5BC, #BCD7E5
Split complementary#C3E5BC, #BCE5DF
Tetradic#E5DFBC, #BCE5CA, #BCC3E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G188
B215
Red229 (89.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue320.49°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G BC · B D7
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