Recognised as Colour
#E0A8F0
- #E0A8F0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E0A8F0 is a violet with RGB values 224, 168, 240 and HSL 287°, 71%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E0A8F0#E0A8F0
HEX#E0A8F0
RGBrgb(224, 168, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6588, 0.9412
RGB percentages87.8%, 65.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(286.7, 70.6%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 30%, 94.1%)
CMYK6.7%, 30%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,723,312
CSS custom property--colour: #E0A8F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#1F570F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8F0A8
Analogous#BCA8F0, #F0A8DC
Triadic#F0E0A8, #A8F0E0
Split complementary#DCF0A8, #A8F0BC
Tetradic#F0BCA8, #B8F0A8, #A8DCF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G168
B240
Red224 (87.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G A8 · B F0
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