Recognised as Colour
#E6B8F2
- #E6B8F2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E6B8F2 is a violet with RGB values 230, 184, 242 and HSL 288°, 69%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E6B8F2#E6B8F2
HEX#E6B8F2
RGBrgb(230, 184, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7216, 0.949
RGB percentages90.2%, 72.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(287.6, 69%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 24%, 94.9%)
CMYK5%, 24%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,120,626
CSS custom property--colour: #E6B8F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#19470D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4F2B8
Analogous#C9B8F2, #F2B8E1
Triadic#F2E6B8, #B8F2E6
Split complementary#E1F2B8, #B8F2C9
Tetradic#F2C9B8, #C4F2B8, #B8E1F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G184
B242
Red230 (90.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue287.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G B8 · B F2
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page