Recognised as Colour
#E2C3ED
- #E2C3ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2C3ED is a violet with RGB values 226, 195, 237 and HSL 284°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2C3ED#E2C3ED
HEX#E2C3ED
RGBrgb(226, 195, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7647, 0.9294
RGB percentages88.6%, 76.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(284.3, 53.8%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 17.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,861,293
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C3ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1D3C12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEEDC3
Analogous#CDC3ED, #EDC3E3
Triadic#EDE2C3, #C3EDE2
Split complementary#E3EDC3, #C3EDCD
Tetradic#EDCDC3, #CEEDC3, #C3E3ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G195
B237
Red226 (88.6%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue284.29°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G C3 · B ED
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