Colour

#FFC9E5

#FFC9E5
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Pink

#FFC9E5 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 201, 229 and HSL 329°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#FFC9E5#FFC9E5

HEX#FFC9E5

RGBrgb(255, 201, 229)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.898

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(328.9, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 10.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,365

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.74:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#00361A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD3E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9DBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 10.2 Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Light pink · ΔE 13.5 Misty rose · ΔE 19.6 Lavender · ΔE 20.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FFE3

Analogous#FEC9FF, #FFC9CA

Triadic#E5FFC9, #C9E5FF

Split complementary#CAFFC9, #C9FFFE

Tetradic#FFFEC9, #C9FFE3, #C9CAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFCFE

Darker −10%#FF96CC

Darker −20%#FF63B4

Darker −30%#FF309B

Darker −40%#FC0083

More saturated +25%#FFC9E5

Less saturated −25%#F8D0E5

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B229

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue328.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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