Colour

#E4B5FF

#E4B5FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#E4B5FF is a violet with RGB values 228, 181, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#E4B5FF

RGBrgb(228, 181, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7098, 1

RGB percentages89.4%, 71%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.1, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 29%, 100%)

CMYK10.6%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,988,799

CSS custom property--colour: #E4B5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1B4A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E2BECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8 Thistle · ΔE 26.8 Violet · ΔE 29.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Medium purple · ΔE 32.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0FFB5

Analogous#BFB5FF, #FFB5F5

Triadic#FFE4B5, #B5FFE4

Split complementary#F5FFB5, #B5FFBF

Tetradic#FFBFB5, #D0FFB5, #B5F5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7E8FF

Darker −10%#D182FF

Darker −20%#BF4FFF

Darker −30%#AC1CFF

Darker −40%#9300E8

More saturated +25%#E4B5FF

Less saturated −25%#E2BEF6

Channel breakdown

R228

G181

B255

Red228 (89.4%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G B5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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