Colour

#E9A3FF

#E9A3FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#E9A3FF is a violet with RGB values 233, 163, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#E9A3FF#E9A3FF

HEX#E9A3FF

RGBrgb(233, 163, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6392, 1

RGB percentages91.4%, 63.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(285.7, 100%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 36.1%, 100%)

CMYK8.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,311,871

CSS custom property--colour: #E9A3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#165C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9AEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3 Violet · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4 Hot pink · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9FFA3

Analogous#BBA3FF, #FFA3E7

Triadic#FFE9A3, #A3FFE9

Split complementary#E7FFA3, #A3FFBB

Tetradic#FFBBA3, #B9FFA3, #A3E7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5D6FF

Darker −10%#DD70FF

Darker −20%#D13DFF

Darker −30%#C40AFF

Darker −40%#A300D6

More saturated +25%#E9A3FF

Less saturated −25%#E3AFF4

Channel breakdown

R233

G163

B255

Red233 (91.4%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E9 · G A3 · B FF

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Colour values

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