Colour
#E5CAFF
- #E5CAFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5CAFF is a violet with RGB values 229, 202, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5CAFF#E5CAFF
HEX#E5CAFF
RGBrgb(229, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages89.8%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 20.8%, 100%)
CMYK10.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,711
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CAFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1A3500
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4FFCA
Analogous#CACAFF, #FFCAFF
Triadic#FFE5CA, #CAFFE5
Split complementary#FEFFCA, #CAFFCB
Tetradic#FFCBCA, #E4FFCA, #CAFFFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G202
B255
Red229 (89.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CA · B FF
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