Recognised as Colour
#E498FD
- #E498FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E498FD is a violet with RGB values 228, 152, 253 and HSL 285°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E498FD#E498FD
HEX#E498FD
RGBrgb(228, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages89.4%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(285.1, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK9.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,981,373
CSS custom property--colour: #E498FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1B6702
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1FD98
Analogous#B198FD, #FD98E4
Triadic#FDE498, #98FDE4
Split complementary#E4FD98, #98FDB1
Tetradic#FDB198, #B1FD98, #98E4FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G152
B253
Red228 (89.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue285.15°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 98 · B FD
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