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Colour

#E5CDEC

  • #E5CDEC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CDEC is a violet with RGB values 229, 205, 236 and HSL 286°, 45%, 86%. 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

#E5CDEC#E5CDEC
HEX#E5CDEC
RGBrgb(229, 205, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.9255
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(286.5, 44.9%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 13.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK3%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,460
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1A3213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E5D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.9Lavender · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Lavender blush · ΔE 17.8Light grey · ΔE 18.4Gainsboro · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4ECCD
Analogous#D6CDEC, #ECCDE3
Triadic#ECE5CD, #CDECE5
Split complementary#E4ECCD, #CDECD6
Tetradic#ECD6CD, #D4ECCD, #CDE3EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F2FA
Darker −10%#D2A8DE
Darker −20%#BF83D0
Darker −30%#AB5EC2
Darker −40%#9441AC
More saturated +25%#EAC4F5
Less saturated −25%#E0D6E3

Channel breakdown

R229
G205
B236
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue286.45°
Saturation (HSL)44.93%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B EC

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