Recognised as Colour
#E9BBDA
- #E9BBDA
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9BBDA is a magenta with RGB values 233, 187, 218 and HSL 320°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9BBDA#E9BBDA
HEX#E9BBDA
RGBrgb(233, 187, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7333, 0.8549
RGB percentages91.4%, 73.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(319.6, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 6.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,317,978
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BBDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#164425
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBE9CA
Analogous#E1BBE9, #E9BBC3
Triadic#DAE9BB, #BBDAE9
Split complementary#C3E9BB, #BBE9E1
Tetradic#E9E1BB, #BBE9CA, #BBC3E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G187
B218
Red233 (91.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue319.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BB · B DA
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