Recognised as Colour
#EBCBE8
- #EBCBE8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EBCBE8 is a magenta with RGB values 235, 203, 232 and HSL 306°, 44%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EBCBE8#EBCBE8
HEX#EBCBE8
RGBrgb(235, 203, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7961, 0.9098
RGB percentages92.2%, 79.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(305.6, 44.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 13.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 1.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,453,160
CSS custom property--colour: #EBCBE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#143417
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBEBCE
Analogous#DECBEB, #EBCBD8
Triadic#E8EBCB, #CBE8EB
Split complementary#D8EBCB, #CBEBDE
Tetradic#EBDECB, #CBEBCE, #CBD8EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G203
B232
Red235 (92.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue305.63°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G CB · B E8
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