Recognised as Colour
#E7BCEE
- #E7BCEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E7BCEE is a magenta with RGB values 231, 188, 238 and HSL 292°, 60%, 84%. 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
#E7BCEE#E7BCEE
HEX#E7BCEE
RGBrgb(231, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages90.6%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(291.6, 59.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 21%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.9%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,187,182
CSS custom property--colour: #E7BCEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#184311
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 text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3EEBC
Analogous#CEBCEE, #EEBCDC
Triadic#EEE7BC, #BCEEE7
Split complementary#DCEEBC, #BCEECE
Tetradic#EECEBC, #C3EEBC, #BCDCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G188
B238
Red231 (90.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue291.6°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G BC · B EE
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