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Recognised as Colour

#E5CBDD

  • #E5CBDD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CBDD is a magenta with RGB values 229, 203, 221 and HSL 318°, 33%, 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

#E5CBDD#E5CBDD
HEX#E5CBDD
RGBrgb(229, 203, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7961, 0.8667
RGB percentages89.8%, 79.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(318.5, 33.3%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 11.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 3.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,933
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1A3422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E8CCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 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 text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.7Lavender · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 13.4Misty rose · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8Lavender blush · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE5D3
Analogous#E0CBE5, #E5CBD0
Triadic#DDE5CB, #CBDDE5
Split complementary#D0E5CB, #CBE5E0
Tetradic#E5E0CB, #CBE5D3, #CBD0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6EDF3
Darker −10%#D4A9C7
Darker −20%#C387B1
Darker −30%#B2659A
Darker −40%#984C81
More saturated +25%#EFC1E1
Less saturated −25%#DBD5D9

Channel breakdown

R229
G203
B221
Red229 (89.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue318.46°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CB · B DD

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