Recognised as Colour
#E6CAFD
- #E6CAFD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E6CAFD is a violet with RGB values 230, 202, 253 and HSL 273°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E6CAFD#E6CAFD
HEX#E6CAFD
RGBrgb(230, 202, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7922, 0.9922
RGB percentages90.2%, 79.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(272.9, 92.7%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 20.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK9.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,125,245
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CAFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#193502
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E1FDCA
Analogous#CDCAFD, #FDCAFA
Triadic#FDE6CA, #CAFDE6
Split complementary#FAFDCA, #CAFDCC
Tetradic#FDCCCA, #E1FDCA, #CAFAFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G202
B253
Red230 (90.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue272.94°
Saturation (HSL)92.73%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G CA · B FD
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