Colour
#E0C8F6
- #E0C8F6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E0C8F6 is a violet with RGB values 224, 200, 246 and HSL 271°, 72%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E0C8F6#E0C8F6
HEX#E0C8F6
RGBrgb(224, 200, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7843, 0.9647
RGB percentages87.8%, 78.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(271.3, 71.9%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 18.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK8.9%, 18.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,731,510
CSS custom property--colour: #E0C8F6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1F3709
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEF6C8
Analogous#C9C8F6, #F6C8F5
Triadic#F6E0C8, #C8F6E0
Split complementary#F5F6C8, #C8F6C9
Tetradic#F6C9C8, #DEF6C8, #C8F5F6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G200
B246
Red224 (87.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue271.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E0 · G C8 · B F6
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