Recognised as Colour
#E9BCED
- #E9BCED
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9BCED is a magenta with RGB values 233, 188, 237 and HSL 295°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9BCED#E9BCED
HEX#E9BCED
RGBrgb(233, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages91.4%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(295.1, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK1.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,253
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#164312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0EDBC
Analogous#D1BCED, #EDBCD9
Triadic#EDE9BC, #BCEDE9
Split complementary#D9EDBC, #BCEDD1
Tetradic#EDD1BC, #C0EDBC, #BCD9ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G188
B237
Red233 (91.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue295.1°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G BC · B ED
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