Recognised as Colour

#E3A1FF

#E3A1FF
Violet
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Nearest: Violet

#E3A1FF is a violet with RGB values 227, 161, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E3A1FF#E3A1FF

HEX#E3A1FF

RGBrgb(227, 161, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6314, 1

RGB percentages89%, 63.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(282.1, 100%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 36.9%, 100%)

CMYK11%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,918,143

CSS custom property--colour: #E3A1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#1C5E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2BCFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E2ADC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDFFA1

Analogous#B4A1FF, #FFA1EC

Triadic#FFE3A1, #A1FFE3

Split complementary#ECFFA1, #A1FFB4

Tetradic#FFB4A1, #BDFFA1, #A1ECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2D4FF

Darker −10%#D46EFF

Darker −20%#C53BFF

Darker −30%#B508FF

Darker −40%#9500D4

More saturated +25%#E3A1FF

Less saturated −25%#DEADF3

Channel breakdown

R227

G161

B255

Red227 (89%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue282.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E3 · G A1 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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