Recognised as Colour
#EFC9E5
- #EFC9E5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EFC9E5 is a magenta with RGB values 239, 201, 229 and HSL 316°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EFC9E5#EFC9E5
HEX#EFC9E5
RGBrgb(239, 201, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7882, 0.898
RGB percentages93.7%, 78.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(315.8, 54.3%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.8, 15.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 4.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,714,789
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC9E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#10361A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9EFD3
Analogous#E6C9EF, #EFC9D2
Triadic#E5EFC9, #C9E5EF
Split complementary#D2EFC9, #C9EFE6
Tetradic#EFE6C9, #C9EFD3, #C9D2EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G201
B229
Red239 (93.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue315.79°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C9 · B E5
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