Recognised as Colour
#E5CEFB
- #E5CEFB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E5CEFB is a violet with RGB values 229, 206, 251 and HSL 271°, 85%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E5CEFB#E5CEFB
HEX#E5CEFB
RGBrgb(229, 206, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8078, 0.9843
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(270.7, 84.9%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 17.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,731
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CEFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#1A3104
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4FBCE
Analogous#CFCEFB, #FBCEFA
Triadic#FBE5CE, #CEFBE5
Split complementary#FAFBCE, #CEFBCF
Tetradic#FBCFCE, #E4FBCE, #CEFAFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G206
B251
Red229 (89.8%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue270.67°
Saturation (HSL)84.91%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CE · B FB
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