Recognised as Colour
#E8D3EC
- #E8D3EC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8D3EC is a magenta with RGB values 232, 211, 236 and HSL 290°, 40%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E8D3EC#E8D3EC
HEX#E8D3EC
RGBrgb(232, 211, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8275, 0.9255
RGB percentages91%, 82.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(290.4, 39.7%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 10.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,258,604
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D3EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#172C13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7ECD3
Analogous#DBD3EC, #ECD3E4
Triadic#ECE8D3, #D3ECE8
Split complementary#E4ECD3, #D3ECDB
Tetradic#ECDBD3, #D7ECD3, #D3E4EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G211
B236
Red232 (91%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G D3 · B EC
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