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Colour

#E2CEEB

  • #E2CEEB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2CEEB is a violet with RGB values 226, 206, 235 and HSL 281°, 42%, 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

#E2CEEB#E2CEEB
HEX#E2CEEB
RGBrgb(226, 206, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8078, 0.9216
RGB percentages88.6%, 80.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(281.4, 42%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 12.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK3.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,864,107
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CEEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1D3114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD5EAno 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 12.1 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 text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Lavender blush · ΔE 16.8Light grey · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EBCE
Analogous#D3CEEB, #EBCEE6
Triadic#EBE2CE, #CEEBE2
Split complementary#E6EBCE, #CEEBD3
Tetradic#EBD3CE, #D7EBCE, #CEE6EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F2FA
Darker −10%#CDAADC
Darker −20%#B786CD
Darker −30%#A261BF
Darker −40%#8945A8
More saturated +25%#E5C5F4
Less saturated −25%#DFD7E2

Channel breakdown

R226
G206
B235
Red226 (88.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G CE · B EB

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