Recognised as Colour
#E4B3F4
- #E4B3F4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4B3F4 is a violet with RGB values 228, 179, 244 and HSL 285°, 75%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4B3F4#E4B3F4
HEX#E4B3F4
RGBrgb(228, 179, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.702, 0.9569
RGB percentages89.4%, 70.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(285.2, 74.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 26.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK6.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,988,276
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B3F4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1B4C0B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3F4B3
Analogous#C4B3F4, #F4B3E3
Triadic#F4E4B3, #B3F4E4
Split complementary#E4F4B3, #B3F4C3
Tetradic#F4C3B3, #C3F4B3, #B3E3F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G179
B244
Red228 (89.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue285.23°
Saturation (HSL)74.71%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G B3 · B F4
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