Recognised as Colour
#E1C8EA
- #E1C8EA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E1C8EA is a violet with RGB values 225, 200, 234 and HSL 284°, 45%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E1C8EA#E1C8EA
HEX#E1C8EA
RGBrgb(225, 200, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7843, 0.9176
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(284.1, 44.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 14.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK3.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,034
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C8EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1E3715
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1EAC8
Analogous#D0C8EA, #EAC8E2
Triadic#EAE1C8, #C8EAE1
Split complementary#E2EAC8, #C8EAD0
Tetradic#EAD0C8, #D1EAC8, #C8E2EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G200
B234
Red225 (88.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue284.12°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G C8 · B EA
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