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Recognised as Colour

#E8E1E5

  • #E8E1E5
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E8E1E5 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 225, 229 and HSL 326°, 13%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E8E1E5#E8E1E5
HEX#E8E1E5
RGBrgb(232, 225, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8824, 0.898
RGB percentages91%, 88.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(325.7, 13.2%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 1.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,262,181
CSS custom property--colour: #E8E1E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#171E1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E1E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1Light grey · ΔE 6.5Lavender blush · ΔE 6.6White smoke · ΔE 7.2Ghost white · ΔE 8.1Misty rose · ΔE 8.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E8E4
Analogous#E7E1E8, #E8E1E2
Triadic#E5E8E1, #E1E5E8
Split complementary#E2E8E1, #E1E8E7
Tetradic#E8E7E1, #E1E8E4, #E1E2E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#D2C4CC
Darker −20%#BCA7B3
Darker −30%#A68A9A
Darker −40%#8F6E81
More saturated +25%#EFDAE6
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R232
G225
B229
Red232 (91%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G E1 · B E5

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