Colour

#E1AEFF

#E1AEFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#E1AEFF is a violet with RGB values 225, 174, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E1AEFF#E1AEFF

HEX#E1AEFF

RGBrgb(225, 174, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6824, 1

RGB percentages88.2%, 68.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.8, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK11.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,790,399

CSS custom property--colour: #E1AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#1E5100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DEB9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Orchid · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCFFAE

Analogous#B9AEFF, #FFAEF4

Triadic#FFE1AE, #AEFFE1

Split complementary#F5FFAE, #AEFFB9

Tetradic#FFB9AE, #CCFFAE, #AEF4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E1FF

Darker −10%#CE7BFF

Darker −20%#BB48FF

Darker −30%#A815FF

Darker −40%#8E00E1

More saturated +25%#E1AEFF

Less saturated −25%#DEB8F5

Channel breakdown

R225

G174

B255

Red225 (88.2%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G AE · B FF

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Colour values

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