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Recognised as Colour

#E7DCE6

  • #E7DCE6
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7DCE6 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 220, 230 and HSL 305°, 19%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E7DCE6#E7DCE6
HEX#E7DCE6
RGBrgb(231, 220, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8627, 0.902
RGB percentages90.6%, 86.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(305.5, 18.6%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 4.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 0.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,366
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.78:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#182319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE0E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E8DDDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 7Lavender blush · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 7.8Misty rose · ΔE 9.7Ghost white · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE7DD
Analogous#E3DCE7, #E7DCE1
Triadic#E6E7DC, #DCE6E7
Split complementary#E1E7DC, #DCE7E3
Tetradic#E7E3DC, #DCE7DD, #DCE1E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAFC
Darker −10%#D2BED0
Darker −20%#BE9FBB
Darker −30%#A981A5
Darker −40%#93648E
More saturated +25%#EED5EC
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R231
G220
B230
Red231 (90.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DC · B E6

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