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Recognised as Colour

#E4CAFC

  • #E4CAFC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E4CAFC is a violet with RGB values 228, 202, 252 and HSL 271°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E4CAFC#E4CAFC
HEX#E4CAFC
RGBrgb(228, 202, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 0.9882
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(271.2, 89.3%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 19.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK9.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,172
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CAFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1B3503

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C2D3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E1D0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E2FCCA
Analogous#CBCAFC, #FCCAFB
Triadic#FCE4CA, #CAFCE4
Split complementary#FBFCCA, #CAFCCB
Tetradic#FCCBCA, #E2FCCA, #CAFBFC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFAFF
Darker −10%#CB9AF9
Darker −20%#B369F7
Darker −30%#9A39F4
Darker −40%#810DED
More saturated +25%#E4C7FF
Less saturated −25%#E4D1F5

Channel breakdown

R228
G202
B252
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)89.29%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B FC

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