Recognised as Colour
#E49BF4
- #E49BF4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E49BF4 is a violet with RGB values 228, 155, 244 and HSL 289°, 80%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E49BF4#E49BF4
HEX#E49BF4
RGBrgb(228, 155, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6078, 0.9569
RGB percentages89.4%, 60.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(289.2, 80.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 36.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK6.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,982,132
CSS custom property--colour: #E49BF4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1B640B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABF49B
Analogous#B79BF4, #F49BD8
Triadic#F4E49B, #9BF4E4
Split complementary#D8F49B, #9BF4B8
Tetradic#F4B79B, #ABF49B, #9BD8F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G155
B244
Red228 (89.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue289.21°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 9B · B F4
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