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Recognised as Colour

#E5C8EA

  • #E5C8EA
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5C8EA is a magenta with RGB values 229, 200, 234 and HSL 291°, 45%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5C8EA#E5C8EA
HEX#E5C8EA
RGBrgb(229, 200, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(291.2, 44.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 14.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 14.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,178
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.78:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1A3715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CFEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#E6CBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.1Lavender · ΔE 15.1Pink · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Lavender blush · ΔE 20.2Light grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDEAC8
Analogous#D4C8EA, #EAC8DE
Triadic#EAE5C8, #C8EAE5
Split complementary#DEEAC8, #C8EAD4
Tetradic#EAD4C8, #CDEAC8, #C8DEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6EDF8
Darker −10%#D4A3DC
Darker −20%#C27ECE
Darker −30%#B159C0
Darker −40%#9740A6
More saturated +25%#ECBFF4
Less saturated −25%#DED2E1

Channel breakdown

R229
G200
B234
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue291.18°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B EA

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