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Recognised as Colour

#FCBAE9

  • #FCBAE9
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#FCBAE9 is a magenta with RGB values 252, 186, 233 and HSL 317°, 92%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FCBAE9#FCBAE9
HEX#FCBAE9
RGBrgb(252, 186, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7294, 0.9137
RGB percentages98.8%, 72.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(317.3, 91.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 26.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 26.2%, 7.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,562,921
CSS custom property--colour: #FCBAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#034516

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BBC8EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BAFCCD
Analogous#EEBAFC, #FCBAC8
Triadic#E9FCBA, #BAE9FC
Split complementary#C8FCBA, #BAFCEE
Tetradic#FCEEBA, #BAFCCD, #BAC8FC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEEBF9
Darker −10%#FA89D9
Darker −20%#F858CA
Darker −30%#F627BA
Darker −40%#E00AA3
More saturated +25%#FFB7EA
Less saturated −25%#F3C3E5

Channel breakdown

R252
G186
B233
Red252 (98.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue317.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G BA · B E9

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