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Recognised as Colour

#E6CFEE

  • #E6CFEE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E6CFEE is a violet with RGB values 230, 207, 238 and HSL 285°, 48%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E6CFEE#E6CFEE
HEX#E6CFEE
RGBrgb(230, 207, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8118, 0.9333
RGB percentages90.2%, 81.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(284.5, 47.7%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 13%, 93.3%)
CMYK3.4%, 13%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,126,510
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.52:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#193011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD5EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E6D2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.5Lavender · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Lavender blush · ΔE 17.3Light grey · ΔE 18.3Gainsboro · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EECF
Analogous#D6CFEE, #EECFE7
Triadic#EEE6CF, #CFEEE6
Split complementary#E7EECF, #CFEED7
Tetradic#EED7CF, #D7EECF, #CFE7EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF5FB
Darker −10%#D2A9E1
Darker −20%#BF84D3
Darker −30%#AB5EC6
Darker −40%#943FB2
More saturated +25%#EAC7F6
Less saturated −25%#E2D7E6

Channel breakdown

R230
G207
B238
Red230 (90.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue284.52°
Saturation (HSL)47.69%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G CF · B EE

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