Recognised as Colour
#E1C2EF
- #E1C2EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1C2EF is a violet with RGB values 225, 194, 239 and HSL 281°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1C2EF#E1C2EF
HEX#E1C2EF
RGBrgb(225, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages88.2%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(281.3, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK5.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,795,503
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C2EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1E3D10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0EFC2
Analogous#CBC2EF, #EFC2E7
Triadic#EFE1C2, #C2EFE1
Split complementary#E7EFC2, #C2EFCB
Tetradic#EFCBC2, #D0EFC2, #C2E7EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G194
B239
Red225 (88.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue281.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G C2 · B EF
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