Recognised as Colour
#E8C4F5
- #E8C4F5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E8C4F5 is a violet with RGB values 232, 196, 245 and HSL 284°, 71%, 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
#E8C4F5#E8C4F5
HEX#E8C4F5
RGBrgb(232, 196, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.7686, 0.9608
RGB percentages91%, 76.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(284.1, 71%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 20%, 96.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 20%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,254,773
CSS custom property--colour: #E8C4F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 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#173B0A
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#D1F5C4
Analogous#D0C4F5, #F5C4EA
Triadic#F5E8C4, #C4F5E8
Split complementary#EAF5C4, #C4F5D0
Tetradic#F5D0C4, #D1F5C4, #C4EAF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G196
B245
Red232 (91%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue284.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.01%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G C4 · B F5
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