Colour
#E6C5F3
- #E6C5F3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E6C5F3 is a violet with RGB values 230, 197, 243 and HSL 283°, 66%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E6C5F3#E6C5F3
HEX#E6C5F3
RGBrgb(230, 197, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7725, 0.9529
RGB percentages90.2%, 77.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(283, 65.7%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 18.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK5.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,123,955
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C5F3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#193A0C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2F3C5
Analogous#CFC5F3, #F3C5E9
Triadic#F3E6C5, #C5F3E6
Split complementary#E9F3C5, #C5F3CF
Tetradic#F3CFC5, #D2F3C5, #C5E9F3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G197
B243
Red230 (90.2%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue283.04°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G C5 · B F3
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