Colour
#E8BCE2
- #E8BCE2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BCE2 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 188, 226 and HSL 308°, 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
#E8BCE2#E8BCE2
HEX#E8BCE2
RGBrgb(232, 188, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7373, 0.8863
RGB percentages91%, 73.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(308.2, 48.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 19%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 2.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,706
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BCE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#17431D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE8C2
Analogous#D8BCE8, #E8BCCC
Triadic#E2E8BC, #BCE2E8
Split complementary#CCE8BC, #BCE8D8
Tetradic#E8D8BC, #BCE8C2, #BCCCE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G188
B226
Red232 (91%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue308.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BC · B E2
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