Colour

#E6B3CC

#E6B3CC
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E6B3CC is a red with RGB values 230, 179, 204 and HSL 331°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#E6B3CC

RGBrgb(230, 179, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.702, 0.8

RGB percentages90.2%, 70.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(330.6, 50.5%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 22.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.2%, 11.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,119,308

CSS custom property--colour: #E6B3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#194C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BCCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EEB2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.1 Pink · ΔE 10.5 Light pink · ΔE 12.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Misty rose · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3E6CD

Analogous#E6B3E6, #E6B3B3

Triadic#CCE6B3, #B3CCE6

Split complementary#B3E6B3, #B3E6E6

Tetradic#E6E6B3, #B3E6CD, #B3B3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3D9E6

Darker −10%#D98DB2

Darker −20%#CD6698

Darker −30%#C0407F

Darker −40%#9A3365

More saturated +25%#F3A6CC

Less saturated −25%#D9C0CC

Channel breakdown

R230

G179

B204

Red230 (90.2%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue330.59°

Saturation (HSL)50.5%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G B3 · B CC

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Colour values

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