Recognised as Colour
#E7D8E3
- #E7D8E3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E7D8E3 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 216, 227 and HSL 316°, 24%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E7D8E3#E7D8E3
HEX#E7D8E3
RGBrgb(231, 216, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8471, 0.8902
RGB percentages90.6%, 84.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(316, 23.8%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 6.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 1.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,194,339
CSS custom property--colour: #E7D8E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.33:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#18271C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8E7DC
Analogous#E3D8E7, #E7D8DC
Triadic#E3E7D8, #D8E3E7
Split complementary#DBE7D8, #D8E7E3
Tetradic#E7E4D8, #D8E7DC, #D8DCE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G216
B227
Red231 (90.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue316°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G D8 · B E3
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