Recognised as Colour
#E5CCE1
- #E5CCE1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5CCE1 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 204, 225 and HSL 310°, 32%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5CCE1#E5CCE1
HEX#E5CCE1
RGBrgb(229, 204, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8, 0.8824
RGB percentages89.8%, 80%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(309.6, 32.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 10.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 1.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,193
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CCE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1A331E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE5D0
Analogous#DDCCE5, #E5CCD5
Triadic#E1E5CC, #CCE1E5
Split complementary#D5E5CC, #CCE5DD
Tetradic#E5DDCC, #CCE5D0, #CCD4E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G204
B225
Red229 (89.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue309.6°
Saturation (HSL)32.47%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CC · B E1
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