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Recognised as Colour

#E9E3E9

  • #E9E3E9
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E9E3E9 is a magenta with RGB values 233, 227, 233 and HSL 300°, 12%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E9E3E9#E9E3E9
HEX#E9E3E9
RGBrgb(233, 227, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8902, 0.9137
RGB percentages91.4%, 89%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(300, 12%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,328,233
CSS custom property--colour: #E9E3E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.63:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#161C16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E4E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.9Lavender blush · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 6.8Ghost white · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 7.3Lavender · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E9E3
Analogous#E6E3E9, #E9E3E6
Triadic#E9E9E3, #E3E9E9
Split complementary#E6E9E3, #E3E9E6
Tetradic#E9E6E3, #E3E9E3, #E3E6E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D3C6D3
Darker −20%#BCAABC
Darker −30%#A68DA6
Darker −40%#8F718F
More saturated +25%#EFDDEF
Less saturated −25%#E6E6E6

Channel breakdown

R233
G227
B233
Red233 (91.4%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E9 · G E3 · B E9

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