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Recognised as Colour

#EBE6E9

  • #EBE6E9
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#EBE6E9 is a magenta with RGB values 235, 230, 233 and HSL 324°, 11%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#EBE6E9#EBE6E9
HEX#EBE6E9
RGBrgb(235, 230, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.902, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.2%, 90.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(324, 11.1%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 2.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 0.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,460,073
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE6E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.03:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#141916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ECE6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.6White smoke · ΔE 5.3Lavender blush · ΔE 5.7Ghost white · ΔE 6.6Snow · ΔE 7.1Alice blue · ΔE 7.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EBE8
Analogous#EBE6EB, #EBE6E7
Triadic#E9EBE6, #E6E9EB
Split complementary#E7EBE6, #E6EBEB
Tetradic#EBEBE6, #E6EBE8, #E6E7EB

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%#D4CAD0
Darker −20%#BEADB7
Darker −30%#A7919E
Darker −40%#907585
More saturated +25%#F1E0EA
Less saturated −25%#E9E9E9

Channel breakdown

R235
G230
B233
Red235 (92.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E6 · B E9

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