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Recognised as Colour

#E8CEED

  • #E8CEED
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E8CEED is a magenta with RGB values 232, 206, 237 and HSL 290°, 46%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E8CEED#E8CEED
HEX#E8CEED
RGBrgb(232, 206, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8078, 0.9294
RGB percentages91%, 80.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(290.3, 46.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 13.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,325
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CEED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#173112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4Lavender · ΔE 12.6Lavender blush · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Pink · ΔE 18.2Light grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EDCE
Analogous#D9CEED, #EDCEE3
Triadic#EDE8CE, #CEEDE8
Split complementary#E3EDCE, #CEEDD8
Tetradic#EDD8CE, #D3EDCE, #CEE3ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF3FB
Darker −10%#D6A9DF
Darker −20%#C583D2
Darker −30%#B35EC4
Darker −40%#9D40AF
More saturated +25%#EEC6F5
Less saturated −25%#E2D6E5

Channel breakdown

R232
G206
B237
Red232 (91%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue290.32°
Saturation (HSL)46.27%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G CE · B ED

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