Colour
#EDCBE9
- #EDCBE9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCBE9 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 203, 233 and HSL 307°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDCBE9#EDCBE9
HEX#EDCBE9
RGBrgb(237, 203, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7961, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(307.1, 48.6%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 14.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 1.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,233
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCBE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#123416
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 text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBEDCF
Analogous#E0CBED, #EDCBD8
Triadic#E9EDCB, #CBE9ED
Split complementary#D8EDCB, #CBEDE0
Tetradic#EDE0CB, #CBEDCF, #CBD8ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G203
B233
Red237 (92.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue307.06°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CB · B E9
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