Recognised as Colour
#E5C9FF
- #E5C9FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5C9FF is a violet with RGB values 229, 201, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5C9FF#E5C9FF
HEX#E5C9FF
RGBrgb(229, 201, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7882, 1
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.1, 100%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 21.2%, 100%)
CMYK10.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,455
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C9FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1A3600
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3FFC9
Analogous#CAC9FF, #FFC9FE
Triadic#FFE5C9, #C9FFE5
Split complementary#FEFFC9, #C9FFCA
Tetradic#FFCAC9, #E3FFC9, #C9FEFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G201
B255
Red229 (89.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G C9 · B FF
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