Recognised as Colour
#E3C2FD
- #E3C2FD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E3C2FD is a violet with RGB values 227, 194, 253 and HSL 274°, 94%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E3C2FD#E3C2FD
HEX#E3C2FD
RGBrgb(227, 194, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7608, 0.9922
RGB percentages89%, 76.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(273.6, 93.7%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 23.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,926,589
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C2FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1C3D02
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCFDC2
Analogous#C6C2FD, #FDC2FA
Triadic#FDE3C2, #C2FDE3
Split complementary#FAFDC2, #C2FDC5
Tetradic#FDC5C2, #DCFDC2, #C2FAFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G194
B253
Red227 (89%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue273.56°
Saturation (HSL)93.65%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G C2 · B FD
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