Recognised as Colour
#E9C9E2
- #E9C9E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9C9E2 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 201, 226 and HSL 313°, 42%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9C9E2#E9C9E2
HEX#E9C9E2
RGBrgb(233, 201, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7882, 0.8863
RGB percentages91.4%, 78.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(313.1, 42.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 13.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,321,570
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C9E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#16361D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9E9D0
Analogous#E0C9E9, #E9C9D2
Triadic#E2E9C9, #C9E2E9
Split complementary#D2E9C9, #C9E9E0
Tetradic#E9E0C9, #C9E9D0, #C9D2E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G201
B226
Red233 (91.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue313.13°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C9 · B E2
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