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Recognised as Colour

#E6CDDD

  • #E6CDDD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E6CDDD is a magenta with RGB values 230, 205, 221 and HSL 322°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E6CDDD#E6CDDD
HEX#E6CDDD
RGBrgb(230, 205, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8039, 0.8667
RGB percentages90.2%, 80.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(321.6, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 3.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,125,981
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#193222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E9CDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.8Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 12.4Misty rose · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE6D6
Analogous#E3CDE6, #E6CDD1
Triadic#DDE6CD, #CDDDE6
Split complementary#D1E6CD, #CDE6E3
Tetradic#E6E3CD, #CDE6D6, #CDD1E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7EFF4
Darker −10%#D5ABC6
Darker −20%#C489AF
Darker −30%#B36798
Darker −40%#9A4D7E
More saturated +25%#EFC4E0
Less saturated −25%#DDD6DA

Channel breakdown

R230
G205
B221
Red230 (90.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue321.6°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CD · B DD

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