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Colour

#E5DCE1

  • #E5DCE1
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5DCE1 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 220, 225 and HSL 327°, 15%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5DCE1#E5DCE1
HEX#E5DCE1
RGBrgb(229, 220, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8627, 0.8824
RGB percentages89.8%, 86.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(326.7, 14.8%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 3.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 1.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,289
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DCE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1A231E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDFE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E6DCDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2Light grey · ΔE 5.8Lavender blush · ΔE 7.8Misty rose · ΔE 8.8Lavender · ΔE 8.9White smoke · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE5E0
Analogous#E5DCE5, #E5DCDD
Triadic#E1E5DC, #DCE1E5
Split complementary#DDE5DC, #DCE5E5
Tetradic#E5E5DC, #DCE5E0, #DCDDE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9FA
Darker −10%#CFBFC8
Darker −20%#BAA1AF
Darker −30%#A48496
Darker −40%#8D687D
More saturated +25%#EDD4E2
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R229
G220
B225
Red229 (89.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue326.67°
Saturation (HSL)14.75%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G DC · B E1

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