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Recognised as Colour

#E7CDE8

  • #E7CDE8
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E7CDE8 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 205, 232 and HSL 298°, 37%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E7CDE8#E7CDE8
HEX#E7CDE8
RGBrgb(231, 205, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8039, 0.9098
RGB percentages90.6%, 80.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(297.8, 37%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.8, 11.6%, 91%)
CMYK0.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,528
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CDE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#183217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E9CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 12Lavender blush · ΔE 16.3Pink · ΔE 17Light grey · ΔE 17Gainsboro · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE8CD
Analogous#DACDE8, #E8CDDC
Triadic#E8E7CD, #CDE8E7
Split complementary#DCE8CD, #CDE8DA
Tetradic#E8DACD, #CEE8CD, #CDDCE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F0F8
Darker −10%#D6AAD8
Darker −20%#C587C8
Darker −30%#B564B8
Darker −40%#9C49A0
More saturated +25%#EFC4F1
Less saturated −25%#DFD6DF

Channel breakdown

R231
G205
B232
Red231 (90.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue297.78°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G CD · B E8

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