Recognised as Colour
#E9BEE1
- #E9BEE1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9BEE1 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 190, 225 and HSL 311°, 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
#E9BEE1#E9BEE1
HEX#E9BEE1
RGBrgb(233, 190, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7451, 0.8824
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(311.2, 49.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 18.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 3.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,753
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BEE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#16411E
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 text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEE9C6
Analogous#DBBEE9, #E9BECC
Triadic#E1E9BE, #BEE1E9
Split complementary#CBE9BE, #BEE9DB
Tetradic#E9DCBE, #BEE9C6, #BECCE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G190
B225
Red233 (91.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue311.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BE · B E1
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