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Colour

#E5C9EA

  • #E5C9EA
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5C9EA is a magenta with RGB values 229, 201, 234 and HSL 291°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5C9EA#E5C9EA
HEX#E5C9EA
RGBrgb(229, 201, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7882, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(290.9, 44%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 14.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,434
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1A3615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D0EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E6CCD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18Pink · ΔE 18.1Lavender blush · ΔE 19.5Light grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEAC9
Analogous#D5C9EA, #EAC9DE
Triadic#EAE5C9, #C9EAE5
Split complementary#DFEAC9, #C9EAD5
Tetradic#EAD5C9, #CEEAC9, #C9DEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7EEF8
Darker −10%#D3A4DC
Darker −20%#C280CD
Darker −30%#B05BBF
Darker −40%#9741A6
More saturated +25%#ECC0F3
Less saturated −25%#DED2E1

Channel breakdown

R229
G201
B234
Red229 (89.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue290.91°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C9 · B EA

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