Colour
#E3CCFF
- #E3CCFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3CCFF is a violet with RGB values 227, 204, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3CCFF#E3CCFF
HEX#E3CCFF
RGBrgb(227, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(267.1, 100%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 20%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,151
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CCFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1C3300
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8FFCC
Analogous#CCCFFF, #FCCCFF
Triadic#FFE3CC, #CCFFE3
Split complementary#FFFCCC, #CFFFCC
Tetradic#FFCCCF, #E8FFCC, #CCFFFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G204
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue267.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B FF
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