Recognised as Colour
#E8BFDE
- #E8BFDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8BFDE is a magenta with RGB values 232, 191, 222 and HSL 315°, 47%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8BFDE#E8BFDE
HEX#E8BFDE
RGBrgb(232, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages91%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(314.6, 47.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 17.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 4.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,253,470
CSS custom property--colour: #E8BFDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#174021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFE8C9
Analogous#DEBFE8, #E8BFCA
Triadic#DEE8BF, #BFDEE8
Split complementary#CAE8BF, #BFE8DD
Tetradic#E8DEBF, #BFE8C9, #BFCAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G191
B222
Red232 (91%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue314.63°
Saturation (HSL)47.13%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G BF · B DE
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