Colour
#E3AFEF
- #E3AFEF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E3AFEF is a violet with RGB values 227, 175, 239 and HSL 289°, 67%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E3AFEF#E3AFEF
HEX#E3AFEF
RGBrgb(227, 175, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6863, 0.9373
RGB percentages89%, 68.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(288.8, 66.7%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 26.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK5%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,921,711
CSS custom property--colour: #E3AFEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#1C5010
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBEFAF
Analogous#C3AFEF, #EFAFDB
Triadic#EFE3AF, #AFEFE3
Split complementary#DBEFAF, #AFEFC3
Tetradic#EFC3AF, #BBEFAF, #AFDBEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G175
B239
Red227 (89%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G AF · B EF
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