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Recognised as Colour

#FAD8EC

  • #FAD8EC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#FAD8EC is a magenta with RGB values 250, 216, 236 and HSL 325°, 77%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#FAD8EC#FAD8EC
HEX#FAD8EC
RGBrgb(250, 216, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8471, 0.9255
RGB percentages98%, 84.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(324.7, 77.3%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.7, 13.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 5.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,439,532
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#052713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD8DFno 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 text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.4Lavender blush · ΔE 12.2Lavender · ΔE 12.3Misty rose · ΔE 12.4Pink · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FAE6
Analogous#F7D8FA, #FAD8DB
Triadic#ECFAD8, #D8ECFA
Split complementary#DBFAD8, #D8FAF7
Tetradic#FAF7D8, #D8FAE6, #D8DBFA

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%#F4ABD6
Darker −20%#EE7EC0
Darker −30%#E950AA
Darker −40%#E32394
More saturated +25%#FFD3ED
Less saturated −25%#F4DEEB

Channel breakdown

R250
G216
B236
Red250 (98%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue324.71°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D8 · B EC

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