Recognised as Colour
#E3C9FF
- #E3C9FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3C9FF is a violet with RGB values 227, 201, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3C9FF#E3C9FF
HEX#E3C9FF
RGBrgb(227, 201, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7882, 1
RGB percentages89%, 78.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.9, 100%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 21.2%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,383
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C9FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1C3600
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5FFC9
Analogous#C9CAFF, #FEC9FF
Triadic#FFE3C9, #C9FFE3
Split complementary#FFFEC9, #CAFFC9
Tetradic#FFC9CA, #E5FFC9, #C9FFFE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G201
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G C9 · B FF
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