Recognised as Colour
#E8CCE8
- #E8CCE8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8CCE8 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 204, 232 and HSL 300°, 38%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8CCE8#E8CCE8
HEX#E8CCE8
RGBrgb(232, 204, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8, 0.9098
RGB percentages91%, 80%, 91%
HSLhsl(300, 37.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 12.1%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,256,808
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CCE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#173317
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE8CC
Analogous#DACCE8, #E8CCDA
Triadic#E8E8CC, #CCE8E8
Split complementary#DAE8CC, #CCE8DA
Tetradic#E8DACC, #CCE8CC, #CCDAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G204
B232
Red232 (91%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)37.84%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E8 · G CC · B E8
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