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Recognised as Colour

#E6CBF5

  • #E6CBF5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E6CBF5 is a violet with RGB values 230, 203, 245 and HSL 279°, 68%, 88%. 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

#E6CBF5#E6CBF5
HEX#E6CBF5
RGBrgb(230, 203, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7961, 0.9608
RGB percentages90.2%, 79.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(278.6, 67.7%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 17.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK6.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,125,493
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CBF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 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#19340A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D3F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD5F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5D0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
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

Thistle · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 21.8Lavender blush · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF5CB
Analogous#D1CBF5, #F5CBEF
Triadic#F5E6CB, #CBF5E6
Split complementary#EFF5CB, #CBF5D1
Tetradic#F5D1CB, #DAF5CB, #CBEFF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF6FD
Darker −10%#D1A0ED
Darker −20%#BD75E5
Darker −30%#A84BDC
Darker −40%#9227CD
More saturated +25%#E8C3FD
Less saturated −25%#E4D3ED

Channel breakdown

R230
G203
B245
Red230 (90.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G CB · B F5

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