Recognised as Colour
#E8BDDA
- #E8BDDA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BDDA is a magenta with RGB values 232, 189, 218 and HSL 320°, 48%, 83%. 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
#E8BDDA#E8BDDA
HEX#E8BDDA
RGBrgb(232, 189, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7412, 0.8549
RGB percentages91%, 74.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(319.5, 48.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 18.5%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,252,954
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BDDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58613WCAG 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 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#174225
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#BDE8CB
Analogous#E1BDE8, #E8BDC5
Triadic#DAE8BD, #BDDAE8
Split complementary#C5E8BD, #BDE8E1
Tetradic#E8E1BD, #BDE8CB, #BDC5E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G189
B218
Red232 (91%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue319.53°
Saturation (HSL)48.31%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BD · B DA
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