Recognised as Colour
#EECEE9
- #EECEE9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EECEE9 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 206, 233 and HSL 309°, 48%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EECEE9#EECEE9
HEX#EECEE9
RGBrgb(238, 206, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8078, 0.9137
RGB percentages93.3%, 80.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(309.4, 48.5%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 13.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 2.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,537
CSS custom property--colour: #EECEE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.64:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#113116
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEEED3
Analogous#E3CEEE, #EECED9
Triadic#E9EECE, #CEE9EE
Split complementary#D9EECE, #CEEEE3
Tetradic#EEE3CE, #CEEED3, #CED9EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G206
B233
Red238 (93.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue309.38°
Saturation (HSL)48.48%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CE · B E9
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