Colour
#E5C8DD
- #E5C8DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C8DD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 200, 221 and HSL 317°, 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
#E5C8DD#E5C8DD
HEX#E5C8DD
RGBrgb(229, 200, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.8667
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(316.6, 35.8%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 12.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,165
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C8DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1A3722
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 text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8E5D0
Analogous#DFC8E5, #E5C8CF
Triadic#DDE5C8, #C8DDE5
Split complementary#CFE5C8, #C8E5DF
Tetradic#E5DFC8, #C8E5D0, #C8CFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G200
B221
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue316.55°
Saturation (HSL)35.8%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B DD
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