Recognised as Colour
#E9BEDE
- #E9BEDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9BEDE is a magenta with RGB values 233, 190, 222 and HSL 315°, 49%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#E9BEDE#E9BEDE
HEX#E9BEDE
RGBrgb(233, 190, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7451, 0.8706
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(315.3, 49.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 18.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 4.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,750
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BEDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 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#164121
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#BEE9C9
Analogous#DEBEE9, #E9BEC9
Triadic#DEE9BE, #BEDEE9
Split complementary#C9E9BE, #BEE9DE
Tetradic#E9DEBE, #BEE9C9, #BEC9E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G190
B222
Red233 (91.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue315.35°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BE · B DE
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