Recognised as Colour
#E9C5DF
- #E9C5DF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9C5DF is a magenta with RGB values 233, 197, 223 and HSL 317°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9C5DF#E9C5DF
HEX#E9C5DF
RGBrgb(233, 197, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7725, 0.8745
RGB percentages91.4%, 77.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(316.7, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.7, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 4.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,320,543
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C5DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#163A20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E9CF
Analogous#E1C5E9, #E9C5CD
Triadic#DFE9C5, #C5DFE9
Split complementary#CDE9C5, #C5E9E1
Tetradic#E9E1C5, #C5E9CF, #C5CDE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G197
B223
Red233 (91.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue316.67°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C5 · B DF
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