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Recognised as Colour

#F9D8EB

  • #F9D8EB
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#F9D8EB is a magenta with RGB values 249, 216, 235 and HSL 325°, 73%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F9D8EB#F9D8EB
HEX#F9D8EB
RGBrgb(249, 216, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8471, 0.9216
RGB percentages97.6%, 84.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(325.5, 73.3%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.5, 13.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 5.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,373,995
CSS custom property--colour: #F9D8EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#062714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#FED8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.4Lavender blush · ΔE 11.8Misty rose · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12Pink · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8F9E6
Analogous#F7D8F9, #F9D8DB
Triadic#EBF9D8, #D8EBF9
Split complementary#DAF9D8, #D8F9F7
Tetradic#F9F7D8, #D8F9E6, #D8DBF9

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%#F2ACD4
Darker −20%#EB80BE
Darker −30%#E553A7
Darker −40%#DE2790
More saturated +25%#FFD2EC
Less saturated −25%#F3DEEA

Channel breakdown

R249
G216
B235
Red249 (97.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue325.45°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G D8 · B EB

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