Recognised as Colour

#FBC9E6

#FBC9E6
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#FBC9E6 is a magenta with RGB values 251, 201, 230 and HSL 325°, 86%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#FBC9E6

RGBrgb(251, 201, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7882, 0.902

RGB percentages98.4%, 78.8%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(325.2, 86.2%, 88.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 19.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 19.9%, 8.4%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,501,222

CSS custom property--colour: #FBC9E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#043619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.9 Pink · ΔE 11.3 Light pink · ΔE 14.7 Misty rose · ΔE 19.5 Lavender · ΔE 19.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9FBDE

Analogous#F7C9FB, #FBC9CD

Triadic#E6FBC9, #C9E6FB

Split complementary#CDFBC9, #C9FBF7

Tetradic#FBF7C9, #C9FBDE, #C9CDFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF8FC

Darker −10%#F79AD0

Darker −20%#F46ABA

Darker −30%#F03BA4

Darker −40%#E7118D

More saturated +25%#FFC5E7

Less saturated −25%#F4D0E5

Channel breakdown

R251

G201

B230

Red251 (98.4%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue325.2°

Saturation (HSL)86.21%

Lightness88.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G C9 · B E6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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