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Recognised as Colour

#E9CEDD

  • #E9CEDD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E9CEDD is a magenta with RGB values 233, 206, 221 and HSL 327°, 38%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E9CEDD#E9CEDD
HEX#E9CEDD
RGBrgb(233, 206, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8078, 0.8667
RGB percentages91.4%, 80.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(326.7, 38%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 11.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 5.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,845
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CEDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#163122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D7DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EDCED3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.6Misty rose · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 11.9Light grey · ΔE 12.6Lavender blush · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE9DA
Analogous#E7CEE9, #E9CED0
Triadic#DDE9CE, #CEDDE9
Split complementary#D0E9CE, #CEE9E7
Tetradic#E9E7CE, #CEE9DA, #CED0E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F1F5
Darker −10%#D9ABC5
Darker −20%#C988AC
Darker −30%#BA6494
Darker −40%#A2497A
More saturated +25%#F2C5DE
Less saturated −25%#E0D7DC

Channel breakdown

R233
G206
B221
Red233 (91.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue326.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.03%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CE · B DD

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