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Recognised as Colour

#E5CFF8

  • #E5CFF8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5CFF8 is a violet with RGB values 229, 207, 248 and HSL 272°, 75%, 89%. 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

#E5CFF8#E5CFF8
HEX#E5CFF8
RGBrgb(229, 207, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8118, 0.9725
RGB percentages89.8%, 81.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(272.2, 74.5%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 16.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK7.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,984
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CFF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#1A3007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD8F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D4DDno 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 text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.2Lavender · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Lavender blush · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 22.1Pink · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F8CF
Analogous#D1CFF8, #F8CFF6
Triadic#F8E5CF, #CFF8E5
Split complementary#F6F8CF, #CFF8D1
Tetradic#F8D1CF, #E2F8CF, #CFF6F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFE
Darker −10%#CDA2F2
Darker −20%#B576EB
Darker −30%#9D49E5
Darker −40%#8420DB
More saturated +25%#E6C8FF
Less saturated −25%#E4D6F1

Channel breakdown

R229
G207
B248
Red229 (89.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue272.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G CF · B F8

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