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Recognised as Colour

#F2C4DE

  • #F2C4DE
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#F2C4DE is a magenta with RGB values 242, 196, 222 and HSL 326°, 64%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F2C4DE#F2C4DE
HEX#F2C4DE
RGBrgb(242, 196, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7686, 0.8706
RGB percentages94.9%, 76.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(326.1, 63.9%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 19%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 8.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,910,110
CSS custom property--colour: #F2C4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#0D3B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C6CDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F8C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C4F2D8
Analogous#EFC4F2, #F2C4C7
Triadic#DEF2C4, #C4DEF2
Split complementary#C7F2C4, #C4F2EF
Tetradic#F2EFC4, #C4F2D8, #C4C7F2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBEEF5
Darker −10%#E99AC7
Darker −20%#E070AF
Darker −30%#D64798
Darker −40%#C02A7F
More saturated +25%#FBBBDF
Less saturated −25%#E9CDDD

Channel breakdown

R242
G196
B222
Red242 (94.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue326.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.89%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G C4 · B DE

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