Recognised as Colour
#E3CAEE
- #E3CAEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3CAEE is a violet with RGB values 227, 202, 238 and HSL 282°, 51%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3CAEE#E3CAEE
HEX#E3CAEE
RGBrgb(227, 202, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7922, 0.9333
RGB percentages89%, 79.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(281.7, 51.4%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 15.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK4.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,622
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CAEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1C3511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5EECA
Analogous#D1CAEE, #EECAE7
Triadic#EEE3CA, #CAEEE3
Split complementary#E7EECA, #CAEED1
Tetradic#EED1CA, #D5EECA, #CAE7EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G202
B238
Red227 (89%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue281.67°
Saturation (HSL)51.43%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G CA · B EE
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