Recognised as Colour
#E6BCED
- #E6BCED
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E6BCED is a magenta with RGB values 230, 188, 237 and HSL 291°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E6BCED#E6BCED
HEX#E6BCED
RGBrgb(230, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages90.2%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(291.4, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK3%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,121,645
CSS custom property--colour: #E6BCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#194312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3EDBC
Analogous#CEBCED, #EDBCDC
Triadic#EDE6BC, #BCEDE6
Split complementary#DCEDBC, #BCEDCE
Tetradic#EDCEBC, #C3EDBC, #BCDCED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G188
B237
Red230 (90.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G BC · B ED
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