Recognised as Colour
#E9C5E3
- #E9C5E3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9C5E3 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 197, 227 and HSL 310°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9C5E3#E9C5E3
HEX#E9C5E3
RGBrgb(233, 197, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7725, 0.8902
RGB percentages91.4%, 77.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(310, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 2.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,320,547
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C5E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#163A1C
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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E9CB
Analogous#DDC5E9, #E9C5D1
Triadic#E3E9C5, #C5E3E9
Split complementary#D1E9C5, #C5E9DD
Tetradic#E9DDC5, #C5E9CB, #C5D1E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G197
B227
Red233 (91.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C5 · B E3
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