Recognised as Colour
#E6A3FF
- #E6A3FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E6A3FF is a violet with RGB values 230, 163, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E6A3FF#E6A3FF
HEX#E6A3FF
RGBrgb(230, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages90.2%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.7, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK9.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,115,263
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A3FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#195C00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCFFA3
Analogous#B8A3FF, #FFA3EA
Triadic#FFE6A3, #A3FFE6
Split complementary#EAFFA3, #A3FFB8
Tetradic#FFB8A3, #BCFFA3, #A3EAFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G163
B255
Red230 (90.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G A3 · B FF
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