Colour

#E1AAFF

#E1AAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#E1AAFF is a violet with RGB values 225, 170, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E1AAFF#E1AAFF

HEX#E1AAFF

RGBrgb(225, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages88.2%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.8, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK11.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,789,375

CSS custom property--colour: #E1AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#1E5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9C0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DFB5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.4 Thistle · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8FFAA

Analogous#B6AAFF, #FFAAF3

Triadic#FFE1AA, #AAFFE1

Split complementary#F3FFAA, #AAFFB6

Tetradic#FFB6AA, #C8FFAA, #AAF3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3DDFF

Darker −10%#CF77FF

Darker −20%#BD44FF

Darker −30%#AB11FF

Darker −40%#8F00DD

More saturated +25%#E1AAFF

Less saturated −25%#DEB5F4

Channel breakdown

R225

G170

B255

Red225 (88.2%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G AA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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