Colour
#E2A0FF
- #E2A0FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E2A0FF is a violet with RGB values 226, 160, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E2A0FF#E2A0FF
HEX#E2A0FF
RGBrgb(226, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.7, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,852,351
CSS custom property--colour: #E2A0FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#1D5F00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDFFA0
Analogous#B3A0FF, #FFA0EC
Triadic#FFE2A0, #A0FFE2
Split complementary#EDFFA0, #A0FFB3
Tetradic#FFB3A0, #BDFFA0, #A0ECFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G160
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G A0 · B FF
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