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Recognised as Colour

#EFE8EC

  • #EFE8EC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender blush

#EFE8EC is a magenta with RGB values 239, 232, 236 and HSL 326°, 18%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#EFE8EC#EFE8EC
HEX#EFE8EC
RGBrgb(239, 232, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9098, 0.9255
RGB percentages93.7%, 91%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(325.7, 17.9%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 2.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 1.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,722,732
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#101713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E8E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.5White smoke · ΔE 5.1Gainsboro · ΔE 5.9Ghost white · ΔE 5.9Snow · ΔE 6.4Alice blue · ΔE 7.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.48, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EFEB
Analogous#EFE8EF, #EFE8E9
Triadic#ECEFE8, #E8ECEF
Split complementary#E9EFE8, #E8EFEF
Tetradic#EFEFE8, #E8EFEB, #E8E9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DACAD3
Darker −20%#C5ACBA
Darker −30%#B08EA1
Darker −40%#9B7089
More saturated +25%#F4E3ED
Less saturated −25%#ECECEC

Channel breakdown

R239
G232
B236
Red239 (93.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)17.95%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E8 · B EC

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