Recognised as Colour
#E5BCF3
- #E5BCF3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E5BCF3 is a violet with RGB values 229, 188, 243 and HSL 285°, 70%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E5BCF3#E5BCF3
HEX#E5BCF3
RGBrgb(229, 188, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7373, 0.9529
RGB percentages89.8%, 73.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(284.7, 69.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 22.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK5.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,056,115
CSS custom property--colour: #E5BCF3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1A430C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAF3BC
Analogous#CABCF3, #F3BCE5
Triadic#F3E5BC, #BCF3E5
Split complementary#E6F3BC, #BCF3CA
Tetradic#F3CABC, #CAF3BC, #BCE6F3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G188
B243
Red229 (89.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue284.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.62%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G BC · B F3
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