Recognised as Colour
#E7BBE5
- #E7BBE5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E7BBE5 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 187, 229 and HSL 303°, 48%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E7BBE5#E7BBE5
HEX#E7BBE5
RGBrgb(231, 187, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7333, 0.898
RGB percentages90.6%, 73.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(302.7, 47.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 19%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 0.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,186,917
CSS custom property--colour: #E7BBE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#18441A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBE7BD
Analogous#D3BBE7, #E7BBCF
Triadic#E5E7BB, #BBE5E7
Split complementary#CFE7BB, #BBE7D3
Tetradic#E7D3BB, #BBE7BD, #BBCFE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G187
B229
Red231 (90.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue302.73°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G BB · B E5
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