Recognised as Colour
#E5C8EB
- #E5C8EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C8EB is a violet with RGB values 229, 200, 235 and HSL 290°, 47%, 85%. 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
#E5C8EB#E5C8EB
HEX#E5C8EB
RGBrgb(229, 200, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.9216
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(289.7, 46.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 14.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,179
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C8EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1A3714
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 text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEEBC8
Analogous#D4C8EB, #EBC8DF
Triadic#EBE5C8, #C8EBE5
Split complementary#DFEBC8, #C8EBD4
Tetradic#EBD4C8, #CEEBC8, #C8DFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G200
B235
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue289.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B EB
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