Recognised as Colour
#E1AAF2
- #E1AAF2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E1AAF2 is a violet with RGB values 225, 170, 242 and HSL 286°, 73%, 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
#E1AAF2#E1AAF2
HEX#E1AAF2
RGBrgb(225, 170, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6667, 0.949
RGB percentages88.2%, 66.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(285.8, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK7%, 29.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,789,362
CSS custom property--colour: #E1AAF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1E550D
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 text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBF2AA
Analogous#BDAAF2, #F2AADF
Triadic#F2E1AA, #AAF2E1
Split complementary#DFF2AA, #AAF2BD
Tetradic#F2BDAA, #BBF2AA, #AADFF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G170
B242
Red225 (88.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue285.83°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G AA · B F2
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