Recognised as Colour
#E8C9E1
- #E8C9E1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8C9E1 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 201, 225 and HSL 314°, 40%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8C9E1#E8C9E1
HEX#E8C9E1
RGBrgb(232, 201, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7882, 0.8824
RGB percentages91%, 78.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(313.5, 40.3%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 13.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,256,033
CSS custom property--colour: #E8C9E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#17361E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9E8D0
Analogous#DFC9E8, #E8C9D2
Triadic#E1E8C9, #C9E1E8
Split complementary#D2E8C9, #C9E8E0
Tetradic#E8E0C9, #C9E8D0, #C9D2E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G201
B225
Red232 (91%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue313.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G C9 · B E1
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