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Colour

#E4CCFF

  • #E4CCFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E4CCFF is a violet with RGB values 228, 204, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E4CCFF#E4CCFF
HEX#E4CCFF
RGBrgb(228, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages89.4%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 20%, 100%)
CMYK10.6%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,687
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1B3300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D3DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.5Plum · ΔE 19.1Lavender · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Pink · ΔE 26.1Lavender blush · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FFCC
Analogous#CCCEFF, #FECCFF
Triadic#FFE4CC, #CCFFE4
Split complementary#FFFECC, #CEFFCC
Tetradic#FFCCCE, #E7FFCC, #CCFFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#C999FF
Darker −20%#AE66FF
Darker −30%#9333FF
Darker −40%#7800FF
More saturated +25%#E4CCFF
Less saturated −25%#E4D2F9

Channel breakdown

R228
G204
B255
Red228 (89.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G CC · B FF

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