Colour
#E2BDF2
- #E2BDF2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E2BDF2 is a violet with RGB values 226, 189, 242 and HSL 282°, 67%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E2BDF2#E2BDF2
HEX#E2BDF2
RGBrgb(226, 189, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7412, 0.949
RGB percentages88.6%, 74.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(281.9, 67.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 21.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK6.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,859,762
CSS custom property--colour: #E2BDF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1D420D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDF2BD
Analogous#C8BDF2, #F2BDE8
Triadic#F2E2BD, #BDF2E2
Split complementary#E8F2BD, #BDF2C8
Tetradic#F2C8BD, #CDF2BD, #BDE8F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G189
B242
Red226 (88.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue281.89°
Saturation (HSL)67.09%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G BD · B F2
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