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Colour

#E3BBFF

  • #E3BBFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#E3BBFF is a violet with RGB values 227, 187, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E3BBFF#E3BBFF
HEX#E3BBFF
RGBrgb(227, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages89%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(275.3, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,924,799
CSS custom property--colour: #E3BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1C4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8CBFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E0C4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.8Lavender · ΔE 31.2Pink · ΔE 31.6Violet · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FFBB
Analogous#C1BBFF, #FFBBF9
Triadic#FFE3BB, #BBFFE3
Split complementary#F9FFBB, #BBFFC1
Tetradic#FFC1BB, #D7FFBB, #BBF9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8EEFF
Darker −10%#CE88FF
Darker −20%#B955FF
Darker −30%#A422FF
Darker −40%#8C00EE
More saturated +25%#E3BBFF
Less saturated −25%#E2C3F7

Channel breakdown

R227
G187
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G BB · B FF

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