Colour
#E4CAFF
- #E4CAFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E4CAFF is a violet with RGB values 228, 202, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 90%. 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
#E4CAFF#E4CAFF
HEX#E4CAFF
RGBrgb(228, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages89.4%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.4, 100%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 20.8%, 100%)
CMYK10.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,175
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CAFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1B3500
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5FFCA
Analogous#CACAFF, #FFCAFF
Triadic#FFE4CA, #CAFFE4
Split complementary#FFFFCA, #CAFFCA
Tetradic#FFCACA, #E5FFCA, #CAFFFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G202
B255
Red228 (89.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G CA · B FF
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