Recognised as Colour
#E4B3FC
- #E4B3FC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E4B3FC is a violet with RGB values 228, 179, 252 and HSL 280°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E4B3FC#E4B3FC
HEX#E4B3FC
RGBrgb(228, 179, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.702, 0.9882
RGB percentages89.4%, 70.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(280.3, 92.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 29%, 98.8%)
CMYK9.5%, 29%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,988,284
CSS custom property--colour: #E4B3FC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1B4C03
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBFCB3
Analogous#C0B3FC, #FCB3EF
Triadic#FCE4B3, #B3FCE4
Split complementary#EFFCB3, #B3FCC0
Tetradic#FCC0B3, #CBFCB3, #B3EFFC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G179
B252
Red228 (89.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue280.27°
Saturation (HSL)92.41%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G B3 · B FC
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