Recognised as Colour
#E1A1FF
- #E1A1FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E1A1FF is a violet with RGB values 225, 161, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E1A1FF#E1A1FF
HEX#E1A1FF
RGBrgb(225, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages88.2%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.9, 100%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 36.9%, 100%)
CMYK11.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,787,071
CSS custom property--colour: #E1A1FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#1E5E00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFFFA1
Analogous#B2A1FF, #FFA1EE
Triadic#FFE1A1, #A1FFE1
Split complementary#EEFFA1, #A1FFB2
Tetradic#FFB2A1, #BFFFA1, #A1EEFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G161
B255
Red225 (88.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G A1 · B FF
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