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Colour

#E5CCFF

  • #E5CCFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CCFF is a violet with RGB values 229, 204, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5CCFF#E5CCFF
HEX#E5CCFF
RGBrgb(229, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages89.8%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.4, 100%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 20%, 100%)
CMYK10.2%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,223
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1A3300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E2D3DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.5Plum · ΔE 18.9Lavender · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Pink · ΔE 25.9Lavender blush · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FFCC
Analogous#CCCCFF, #FFCCFF
Triadic#FFE5CC, #CCFFE5
Split complementary#FFFFCC, #CCFFCC
Tetradic#FFCCCC, #E6FFCC, #CCFFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#CB99FF
Darker −20%#B166FF
Darker −30%#9733FF
Darker −40%#7D00FF
More saturated +25%#E5CCFF
Less saturated −25%#E5D2F9

Channel breakdown

R229
G204
B255
Red229 (89.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CC · B FF

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