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Colour

#E8DCE6

  • #E8DCE6
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8DCE6 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 220, 230 and HSL 310°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E8DCE6#E8DCE6
HEX#E8DCE6
RGBrgb(232, 220, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8627, 0.902
RGB percentages91%, 86.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(310, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 0.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,902
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.81:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#172319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE0E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DDDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 7.2Lavender blush · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 8.1Misty rose · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCE8DE
Analogous#E4DCE8, #E8DCE0
Triadic#E6E8DC, #DCE6E8
Split complementary#E0E8DC, #DCE8E4
Tetradic#E8E4DC, #DCE8DE, #DCE0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBFC
Darker −10%#D4BDD0
Darker −20%#C09EBA
Darker −30%#AB80A4
Darker −40%#96628D
More saturated +25%#EFD5EB
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R232
G220
B230
Red232 (91%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DC · B E6

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