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Recognised as Colour

#EFE9EC

  • #EFE9EC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#EFE9EC is a magenta with RGB values 239, 233, 236 and HSL 330°, 16%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EFE9EC#EFE9EC
HEX#EFE9EC
RGBrgb(239, 233, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9137, 0.9255
RGB percentages93.7%, 91.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(330, 15.8%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 2.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 1.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,722,988
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.54:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#101613

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E9EAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEBECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.52, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E9EFEC
Analogous#EFE9EF, #EFE9E9
Triadic#ECEFE9, #E9ECEF
Split complementary#E9EFE9, #E9EFEF
Tetradic#EFEFE9, #E9EFEC, #E9E9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DACBD3
Darker −20%#C4AEB9
Darker −30%#AF90A0
Darker −40%#997386
More saturated +25%#F4E4EC
Less saturated −25%#ECECEC

Channel breakdown

R239
G233
B236
Red239 (93.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E9 · B EC

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