Recognised as Colour
#E5C4EF
- #E5C4EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C4EF is a violet with RGB values 229, 196, 239 and HSL 286°, 57%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C4EF#E5C4EF
HEX#E5C4EF
RGBrgb(229, 196, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7686, 0.9373
RGB percentages89.8%, 76.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(286, 57.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 18%, 93.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,159
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C4EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1A3B10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEEFC4
Analogous#D0C4EF, #EFC4E4
Triadic#EFE5C4, #C4EFE5
Split complementary#E4EFC4, #C4EFD0
Tetradic#EFD0C4, #CEEFC4, #C4E4EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G196
B239
Red229 (89.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue286.05°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C4 · B EF
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