Recognised as Colour
#E6B6DF
- #E6B6DF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E6B6DF is a magenta with RGB values 230, 182, 223 and HSL 309°, 49%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E6B6DF#E6B6DF
HEX#E6B6DF
RGBrgb(230, 182, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7137, 0.8745
RGB percentages90.2%, 71.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(308.8, 49%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 20.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.9%, 3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,120,095
CSS custom property--colour: #E6B6DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#194920
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6E6BD
Analogous#D5B6E6, #E6B6C7
Triadic#DFE6B6, #B6DFE6
Split complementary#C7E6B6, #B6E6D5
Tetradic#E6D5B6, #B6E6BD, #B6C7E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G182
B223
Red230 (90.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue308.75°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G B6 · B DF
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