Recognised as Colour
#E8BADA
- #E8BADA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BADA is a magenta with RGB values 232, 186, 218 and HSL 318°, 50%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8BADA#E8BADA
HEX#E8BADA
RGBrgb(232, 186, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7294, 0.8549
RGB percentages91%, 72.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(318.3, 50%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 19.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,186
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BADA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#174525
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAE8C8
Analogous#DFBAE8, #E8BAC3
Triadic#DAE8BA, #BADAE8
Split complementary#C3E8BA, #BAE8DF
Tetradic#E8DFBA, #BAE8C8, #BAC3E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G186
B218
Red232 (91%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue318.26°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BA · B DA
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