Recognised as Colour
#E3D2EA
- #E3D2EA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E3D2EA is a violet with RGB values 227, 210, 234 and HSL 283°, 36%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E3D2EA#E3D2EA
HEX#E3D2EA
RGBrgb(227, 210, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8235, 0.9176
RGB percentages89%, 82.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(282.5, 36.4%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 10.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK3%, 10.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,930,666
CSS custom property--colour: #E3D2EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.67:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#1C2D15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9EAD2
Analogous#D7D2EA, #EAD2E5
Triadic#EAE3D2, #D2EAE3
Split complementary#E5EAD2, #D2EAD7
Tetradic#EAD7D2, #D9EAD2, #D2E5EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G210
B234
Red227 (89%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue282.5°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G D2 · B EA
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