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Recognised as Colour

#E7CDF6

  • #E7CDF6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E7CDF6 is a violet with RGB values 231, 205, 246 and HSL 278°, 69%, 88%. 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

#E7CDF6#E7CDF6
HEX#E7CDF6
RGBrgb(231, 205, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8039, 0.9647
RGB percentages90.6%, 80.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(278, 69.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 16.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK6.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,542
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#183209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD7F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E6D2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.9Lavender · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 21Pink · ΔE 21.6Lavender blush · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCF6CD
Analogous#D3CDF6, #F6CDF1
Triadic#F6E7CD, #CDF6E7
Split complementary#F1F6CD, #CDF6D3
Tetradic#F6D3CD, #DCF6CD, #CDF1F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCF8FE
Darker −10%#D2A2EE
Darker −20%#BE77E6
Darker −30%#A94BDF
Darker −40%#9326D1
More saturated +25%#E9C6FD
Less saturated −25%#E5D4EF

Channel breakdown

R231
G205
B246
Red231 (90.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue278.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G CD · B F6

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