Recognised as Colour
#E9C7DD
- #E9C7DD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9C7DD is a magenta with RGB values 233, 199, 221 and HSL 321°, 44%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9C7DD#E9C7DD
HEX#E9C7DD
RGBrgb(233, 199, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7804, 0.8667
RGB percentages91.4%, 78%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(321.2, 43.6%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 14.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 5.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,321,053
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C7DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#163822
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7E9D3
Analogous#E4C7E9, #E9C7CC
Triadic#DDE9C7, #C7DDE9
Split complementary#CCE9C7, #C7E9E4
Tetradic#E9E4C7, #C7E9D3, #C7CCE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G199
B221
Red233 (91.4%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue321.18°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C7 · B DD
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