Recognised as Colour
#E0AAF5
- #E0AAF5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E0AAF5 is a violet with RGB values 224, 170, 245 and HSL 283°, 79%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E0AAF5#E0AAF5
HEX#E0AAF5
RGBrgb(224, 170, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6667, 0.9608
RGB percentages87.8%, 66.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(283.2, 78.9%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 30.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,723,829
CSS custom property--colour: #E0AAF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1F550A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFF5AA
Analogous#BBAAF5, #F5AAE4
Triadic#F5E0AA, #AAF5E0
Split complementary#E5F5AA, #AAF5BA
Tetradic#F5BAAA, #BFF5AA, #AAE4F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G170
B245
Red224 (87.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue283.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G AA · B F5
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