Recognised as Colour
#E5C7F3
- #E5C7F3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C7F3 is a violet with RGB values 229, 199, 243 and HSL 281°, 65%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C7F3#E5C7F3
HEX#E5C7F3
RGBrgb(229, 199, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7804, 0.9529
RGB percentages89.8%, 78%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(280.9, 64.7%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 18.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK5.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,931
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C7F3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1A380C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5F3C7
Analogous#CFC7F3, #F3C7EB
Triadic#F3E5C7, #C7F3E5
Split complementary#EBF3C7, #C7F3CF
Tetradic#F3CFC7, #D5F3C7, #C7EBF3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G199
B243
Red229 (89.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C7 · B F3
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