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Recognised as Colour

#E5E0E4

  • #E5E0E4
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E5E0E4 is a magenta with RGB values 229, 224, 228 and HSL 312°, 9%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E5E0E4#E5E0E4
HEX#E5E0E4
RGBrgb(229, 224, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8784, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.8%, 87.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(312, 8.8%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 2.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 0.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,065,316
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1A1F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E0E1no 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 text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.3Light grey · ΔE 5.8Lavender blush · ΔE 7.3White smoke · ΔE 7.4Ghost white · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.35, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E5E1
Analogous#E4E0E5, #E5E0E2
Triadic#E4E5E0, #E0E4E5
Split complementary#E2E5E0, #E0E5E4
Tetradic#E5E4E0, #E0E5E1, #E0E2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFCFC
Darker −10%#CEC4CC
Darker −20%#B6A9B4
Darker −30%#9F8D9C
Darker −40%#877283
More saturated +25%#ECD9E8
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R229
G224
B228
Red229 (89.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G E0 · B E4

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