Recognised as Colour
#E1BBEC
- #E1BBEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E1BBEC is a violet with RGB values 225, 187, 236 and HSL 287°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E1BBEC#E1BBEC
HEX#E1BBEC
RGBrgb(225, 187, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7333, 0.9255
RGB percentages88.2%, 73.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(286.5, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK4.7%, 20.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,793,708
CSS custom property--colour: #E1BBEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1E4413
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6ECBB
Analogous#C8BBEC, #ECBBDF
Triadic#ECE1BB, #BBECE1
Split complementary#DEECBB, #BBECC8
Tetradic#ECC8BB, #C6ECBB, #BBDEEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G187
B236
Red225 (88.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue286.53°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G BB · B EC
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