Recognised as Colour
#E2C7EB
- #E2C7EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2C7EB is a violet with RGB values 226, 199, 235 and HSL 285°, 47%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2C7EB#E2C7EB
HEX#E2C7EB
RGBrgb(226, 199, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7804, 0.9216
RGB percentages88.6%, 78%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(285, 47.4%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 15.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK3.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,315
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C7EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1D3814
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0EBC7
Analogous#D0C7EB, #EBC7E2
Triadic#EBE2C7, #C7EBE2
Split complementary#E2EBC7, #C7EBD0
Tetradic#EBD0C7, #D0EBC7, #C7E2EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G199
B235
Red226 (88.6%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G C7 · B EB
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