Recognised as Colour
#E8BCDE
- #E8BCDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BCDE is a magenta with RGB values 232, 188, 222 and HSL 314°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8BCDE#E8BCDE
HEX#E8BCDE
RGBrgb(232, 188, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7373, 0.8706
RGB percentages91%, 73.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(313.6, 48.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 19%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 4.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,702
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#174321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE8C6
Analogous#DCBCE8, #E8BCC8
Triadic#DEE8BC, #BCDEE8
Split complementary#C8E8BC, #BCE8DC
Tetradic#E8DCBC, #BCE8C6, #BCC8E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G188
B222
Red232 (91%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue313.64°
Saturation (HSL)48.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BC · B DE
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