Recognised as Colour
#E7BDE3
- #E7BDE3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E7BDE3 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 189, 227 and HSL 306°, 47%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E7BDE3#E7BDE3
HEX#E7BDE3
RGBrgb(231, 189, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7412, 0.8902
RGB percentages90.6%, 74.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(305.7, 46.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 18.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 1.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,187,427
CSS custom property--colour: #E7BDE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#18421C
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 text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDE7C1
Analogous#D6BDE7, #E7BDCE
Triadic#E3E7BD, #BDE3E7
Split complementary#CEE7BD, #BDE7D6
Tetradic#E7D6BD, #BDE7C1, #BDCEE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G189
B227
Red231 (90.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue305.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G BD · B E3
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