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Recognised as Colour

#E6BFFE

  • #E6BFFE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#E6BFFE is a violet with RGB values 230, 191, 254 and HSL 277°, 97%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E6BFFE#E6BFFE
HEX#E6BFFE
RGBrgb(230, 191, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.749, 0.9961
RGB percentages90.2%, 74.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(277.1, 96.9%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 24.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK9.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,122,430
CSS custom property--colour: #E6BFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#194001

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B6CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E4C7D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D7FEBF
Analogous#C6BFFE, #FEBFF7
Triadic#FEE6BF, #BFFEE6
Split complementary#F7FEBF, #BFFEC6
Tetradic#FEC6BF, #D7FEBF, #BFF7FE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF1FF
Darker −10%#D28DFD
Darker −20%#BF5BFC
Darker −30%#AB28FC
Darker −40%#9404ED
More saturated +25%#E6BEFF
Less saturated −25%#E4C7F6

Channel breakdown

R230
G191
B254
Red230 (90.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)96.92%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G BF · B FE

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