Recognised as Colour
#E4CAEB
- #E4CAEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E4CAEB is a violet with RGB values 228, 202, 235 and HSL 287°, 45%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E4CAEB#E4CAEB
HEX#E4CAEB
RGBrgb(228, 202, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 0.9216
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(287.3, 45.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 14%, 92.2%)
CMYK3%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,155
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CAEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1B3514
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1EBCA
Analogous#D4CAEB, #EBCAE1
Triadic#EBE4CA, #CAEBE4
Split complementary#E1EBCA, #CAEBD4
Tetradic#EBD4CA, #D1EBCA, #CAE1EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G202
B235
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue287.27°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B EB
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