Recognised as Colour
#E5C8DC
- #E5C8DC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C8DC is a magenta with RGB values 229, 200, 220 and HSL 319°, 36%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C8DC#E5C8DC
HEX#E5C8DC
RGBrgb(229, 200, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.8627
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(318.6, 35.8%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 12.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,164
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C8DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1A3723
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8E5D1
Analogous#DFC8E5, #E5C8CE
Triadic#DCE5C8, #C8DCE5
Split complementary#CEE5C8, #C8E5DF
Tetradic#E5E0C8, #C8E5D1, #C8CEE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G200
B220
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue318.62°
Saturation (HSL)35.8%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B DC
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