Recognised as Colour
#E0A4FF
- #E0A4FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E0A4FF is a violet with RGB values 224, 164, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E0A4FF#E0A4FF
HEX#E0A4FF
RGBrgb(224, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages87.8%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(279.6, 100%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 35.7%, 100%)
CMYK12.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,722,303
CSS custom property--colour: #E0A4FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#1F5B00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3FFA4
Analogous#B3A4FF, #FFA4F0
Triadic#FFE0A4, #A4FFE0
Split complementary#F1FFA4, #A4FFB2
Tetradic#FFB2A4, #C3FFA4, #A4F0FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G164
B255
Red224 (87.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue279.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G A4 · B FF
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