Recognised as Colour
#ECC8DE
- #ECC8DE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECC8DE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 200, 222 and HSL 323°, 49%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ECC8DE#ECC8DE
HEX#ECC8DE
RGBrgb(236, 200, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7843, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.5%, 78.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(323.3, 48.6%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 15.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,517,918
CSS custom property--colour: #ECC8DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#133721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8ECD6
Analogous#E8C8EC, #ECC8CC
Triadic#DEECC8, #C8DEEC
Split complementary#CCECC8, #C8ECE8
Tetradic#ECE8C8, #C8ECD6, #C8CCEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G200
B222
Red236 (92.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue323.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.65%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G C8 · B DE
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