Colour
#E6C6DA
- #E6C6DA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E6C6DA is a magenta with RGB values 230, 198, 218 and HSL 323°, 39%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E6C6DA#E6C6DA
HEX#E6C6DA
RGBrgb(230, 198, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7765, 0.8549
RGB percentages90.2%, 77.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(322.5, 39%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 13.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 5.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,124,186
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C6DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#193925
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6E6D2
Analogous#E2C6E6, #E6C6CA
Triadic#DAE6C6, #C6DAE6
Split complementary#CAE6C6, #C6E6E2
Tetradic#E6E2C6, #C6E6D2, #C6CAE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G198
B218
Red230 (90.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue322.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.02%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C6 · B DA
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