Recognised as Colour
#F2BCDE
- #F2BCDE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#F2BCDE is a magenta with RGB values 242, 188, 222 and HSL 322°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#F2BCDE#F2BCDE
HEX#F2BCDE
RGBrgb(242, 188, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7373, 0.8706
RGB percentages94.9%, 73.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(322.2, 67.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 22.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 8.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,908,062
CSS custom property--colour: #F2BCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#0D4321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCF2D0
Analogous#EBBCF2, #F2BCC3
Triadic#DEF2BC, #BCDEF2
Split complementary#C3F2BC, #BCF2EB
Tetradic#F2EBBC, #BCF2D0, #BCC3F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G188
B222
Red242 (94.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue322.22°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G BC · B DE
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