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Colour

#E2CAFF

  • #E2CAFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2CAFF is a violet with RGB values 226, 202, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2CAFF#E2CAFF
HEX#E2CAFF
RGBrgb(226, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(267.2, 100%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 20.8%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,103
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1D3500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1D3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DED1DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.3Plum · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Pink · ΔE 26.9Lavender blush · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FFCA
Analogous#CACDFF, #FCCAFF
Triadic#FFE2CA, #CAFFE2
Split complementary#FFFCCA, #CCFFCA
Tetradic#FFCACD, #E7FFCA, #CAFFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFDFF
Darker −10%#C697FF
Darker −20%#AA64FF
Darker −30%#8E31FF
Darker −40%#7300FD
More saturated +25%#E2CAFF
Less saturated −25%#E3D1F8

Channel breakdown

R226
G202
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue267.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B FF

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