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Recognised as Colour

#E2CEEA

  • #E2CEEA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2CEEA is a violet with RGB values 226, 206, 234 and HSL 283°, 40%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E2CEEA#E2CEEA
HEX#E2CEEA
RGBrgb(226, 206, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8078, 0.9176
RGB percentages88.6%, 80.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(282.9, 40%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 12%, 91.8%)
CMYK3.4%, 12%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,864,106
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1D3115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E2D1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.6Lavender · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light grey · ΔE 16.4Lavender blush · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EACE
Analogous#D4CEEA, #EACEE4
Triadic#EAE2CE, #CEEAE2
Split complementary#E4EACE, #CEEAD4
Tetradic#EAD4CE, #D6EACE, #CEE4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F2F9
Darker −10%#CDAADB
Darker −20%#B887CB
Darker −30%#A363BC
Darker −40%#8A47A5
More saturated +25%#E6C5F3
Less saturated −25%#DED7E1

Channel breakdown

R226
G206
B234
Red226 (88.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G CE · B EA

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