Recognised as Colour
#E2A8FA
- #E2A8FA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E2A8FA is a violet with RGB values 226, 168, 250 and HSL 282°, 89%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E2A8FA#E2A8FA
HEX#E2A8FA
RGBrgb(226, 168, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6588, 0.9804
RGB percentages88.6%, 65.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(282.4, 89.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 32.8%, 98%)
CMYK9.6%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,854,394
CSS custom property--colour: #E2A8FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1D5705
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0FAA8
Analogous#B9A8FA, #FAA8E9
Triadic#FAE2A8, #A8FAE2
Split complementary#E9FAA8, #A8FAB9
Tetradic#FAB9A8, #C0FAA8, #A8E9FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G168
B250
Red226 (88.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue282.44°
Saturation (HSL)89.13%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G A8 · B FA
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