Recognised as Colour
#E2B6EC
- #E2B6EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E2B6EC is a violet with RGB values 226, 182, 236 and HSL 289°, 59%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E2B6EC#E2B6EC
HEX#E2B6EC
RGBrgb(226, 182, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7137, 0.9255
RGB percentages88.6%, 71.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(288.9, 58.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 22.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK4.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,857,964
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B6EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1D4913
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0ECB6
Analogous#C7B6EC, #ECB6DB
Triadic#ECE2B6, #B6ECE2
Split complementary#DBECB6, #B6ECC7
Tetradic#ECC7B6, #C0ECB6, #B6DBEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G182
B236
Red226 (88.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue288.89°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G B6 · B EC
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