Recognised as Colour
#E6C1E2
- #E6C1E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E6C1E2 is a magenta with RGB values 230, 193, 226 and HSL 306°, 43%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E6C1E2#E6C1E2
HEX#E6C1E2
RGBrgb(230, 193, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7569, 0.8863
RGB percentages90.2%, 75.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(306.5, 42.5%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 16.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 1.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,122,914
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C1E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#193E1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1E6C5
Analogous#D8C1E6, #E6C1D0
Triadic#E2E6C1, #C1E2E6
Split complementary#CFE6C1, #C1E6D7
Tetradic#E6D8C1, #C1E6C5, #C1D0E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G193
B226
Red230 (90.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue306.49°
Saturation (HSL)42.53%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C1 · B E2
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