Colour
#E3CDFF
- #E3CDFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3CDFF is a violet with RGB values 227, 205, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3CDFF#E3CDFF
HEX#E3CDFF
RGBrgb(227, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(266.4, 100%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 19.6%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,407
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CDFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1C3200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E9FFCD
Analogous#CDD0FF, #FCCDFF
Triadic#FFE3CD, #CDFFE3
Split complementary#FFFCCD, #D0FFCD
Tetradic#FFCDD0, #E9FFCD, #CDFFFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G205
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue266.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B FF
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