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Recognised as Colour

#ECD3EC

  • #ECD3EC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ECD3EC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 211, 236 and HSL 300°, 40%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ECD3EC#ECD3EC
HEX#ECD3EC
RGBrgb(236, 211, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8275, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300, 39.7%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 10.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,748
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#132C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D9EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DCEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EED5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2Lavender · ΔE 10.4Lavender blush · ΔE 14.2Misty rose · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3ECD3
Analogous#E0D3EC, #ECD3E0
Triadic#ECECD3, #D3ECEC
Split complementary#E0ECD3, #D3ECE0
Tetradic#ECE0D3, #D3ECD3, #D3E0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF7FB
Darker −10%#DDAFDD
Darker −20%#CD8CCD
Darker −30%#BE68BE
Darker −40%#AA49AA
More saturated +25%#F4CBF4
Less saturated −25%#E4DBE4

Channel breakdown

R236
G211
B236
Red236 (92.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EC · G D3 · B EC

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