Recognised as Colour
#E5C4E2
- #E5C4E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C4E2 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 196, 226 and HSL 305°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C4E2#E5C4E2
HEX#E5C4E2
RGBrgb(229, 196, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7686, 0.8863
RGB percentages89.8%, 76.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(305.5, 38.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 14.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 1.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,146
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C4E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1A3B1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4E5C7
Analogous#D8C4E5, #E5C4D2
Triadic#E2E5C4, #C4E2E5
Split complementary#D2E5C4, #C4E5D8
Tetradic#E5D8C4, #C4E5C7, #C4D2E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G196
B226
Red229 (89.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C4 · B E2
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