Recognised as Colour
#E5C2EE
- #E5C2EE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C2EE is a violet with RGB values 229, 194, 238 and HSL 288°, 56%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C2EE#E5C2EE
HEX#E5C2EE
RGBrgb(229, 194, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7608, 0.9333
RGB percentages89.8%, 76.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(287.7, 56.4%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 18.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK3.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,057,646
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C2EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1A3D11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBEEC2
Analogous#CFC2EE, #EEC2E1
Triadic#EEE5C2, #C2EEE5
Split complementary#E1EEC2, #C2EECF
Tetradic#EECFC2, #CBEEC2, #C2E1EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G194
B238
Red229 (89.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue287.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.41%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C2 · B EE
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