Recognised as Colour
#EBBCED
- #EBBCED
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EBBCED is a magenta with RGB values 235, 188, 237 and HSL 298°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EBBCED#EBBCED
HEX#EBBCED
RGBrgb(235, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.2%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(297.6, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,449,325
CSS custom property--colour: #EBBCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#144312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEEDBC
Analogous#D3BCED, #EDBCD7
Triadic#EDEBBC, #BCEDEB
Split complementary#D7EDBC, #BCEDD3
Tetradic#EDD3BC, #BEEDBC, #BCD7ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G188
B237
Red235 (92.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue297.55°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G BC · B ED
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