Recognised as Colour
#E4CAED
- #E4CAED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E4CAED is a violet with RGB values 228, 202, 237 and HSL 285°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E4CAED#E4CAED
HEX#E4CAED
RGBrgb(228, 202, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 0.9294
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(284.6, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,157
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CAED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1B3512
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3EDCA
Analogous#D3CAED, #EDCAE5
Triadic#EDE4CA, #CAEDE4
Split complementary#E5EDCA, #CAEDD3
Tetradic#EDD3CA, #D3EDCA, #CAE5ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G202
B237
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue284.57°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B ED
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