Recognised as Colour
#E2CAF5
- #E2CAF5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E2CAF5 is a violet with RGB values 226, 202, 245 and HSL 273°, 68%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E2CAF5#E2CAF5
HEX#E2CAF5
RGBrgb(226, 202, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.9608
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(273.5, 68.3%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 17.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,093
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CAF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1D350A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDF5CA
Analogous#CDCAF5, #F5CAF3
Triadic#F5E2CA, #CAF5E2
Split complementary#F3F5CA, #CAF5CD
Tetradic#F5CCCA, #DDF5CA, #CAF3F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G202
B245
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue273.49°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B F5
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