Recognised as Colour
#E5CBFD
- #E5CBFD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5CBFD is a violet with RGB values 229, 203, 253 and HSL 271°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5CBFD#E5CBFD
HEX#E5CBFD
RGBrgb(229, 203, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7961, 0.9922
RGB percentages89.8%, 79.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(271.2, 92.6%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 19.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK9.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,965
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CBFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1A3402
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3FDCB
Analogous#CCCBFD, #FDCBFC
Triadic#FDE5CB, #CBFDE5
Split complementary#FCFDCB, #CBFDCC
Tetradic#FDCCCB, #E3FDCB, #CBFCFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G203
B253
Red229 (89.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CB · B FD
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