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Recognised as Colour

#E5CDF6

  • #E5CDF6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CDF6 is a violet with RGB values 229, 205, 246 and HSL 275°, 69%, 88%. 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

#E5CDF6#E5CDF6
HEX#E5CDF6
RGBrgb(229, 205, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.9647
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(275.1, 69.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 16.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK6.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,470
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1A3209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD6F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4D2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 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 text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 21.3Lavender blush · ΔE 21.9Pink · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEF6CD
Analogous#D1CDF6, #F6CDF3
Triadic#F6E5CD, #CDF6E5
Split complementary#F3F6CD, #CDF6D1
Tetradic#F6D1CD, #DEF6CD, #CDF3F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF8FE
Darker −10%#CFA2EE
Darker −20%#B877E6
Darker −30%#A24BDF
Darker −40%#8A26D1
More saturated +25%#E6C6FD
Less saturated −25%#E4D4EF

Channel breakdown

R229
G205
B246
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue275.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B F6

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