Recognised as Colour
#E8BCE4
- #E8BCE4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BCE4 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 188, 228 and HSL 305°, 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
#E8BCE4#E8BCE4
HEX#E8BCE4
RGBrgb(232, 188, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7373, 0.8941
RGB percentages91%, 73.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(305.5, 48.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 19%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 1.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,708
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BCE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#17431B
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 text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE8C0
Analogous#D6BCE8, #E8BCCE
Triadic#E4E8BC, #BCE4E8
Split complementary#CEE8BC, #BCE8D6
Tetradic#E8D6BC, #BCE8C0, #BCCEE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G188
B228
Red232 (91%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)48.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BC · B E4
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