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Colour

#E5CEEA

  • #E5CEEA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CEEA is a violet with RGB values 229, 206, 234 and HSL 289°, 40%, 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

#E5CEEA#E5CEEA
HEX#E5CEEA
RGBrgb(229, 206, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8078, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(289.3, 40%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 12%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.1%, 12%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,714
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1A3115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E6D1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 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 text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.5Lavender · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Lavender blush · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EACE
Analogous#D7CEEA, #EACEE1
Triadic#EAE5CE, #CEEAE5
Split complementary#E1EACE, #CEEAD7
Tetradic#EAD7CE, #D3EACE, #CEE1EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F2F9
Darker −10%#D2AADB
Darker −20%#BF87CB
Darker −30%#AC63BC
Darker −40%#9447A5
More saturated +25%#EBC5F3
Less saturated −25%#DFD7E1

Channel breakdown

R229
G206
B234
Red229 (89.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CE · B EA

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