Recognised as Colour
#E9BDF7
- #E9BDF7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#E9BDF7 is a violet with RGB values 233, 189, 247 and HSL 286°, 78%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E9BDF7#E9BDF7
HEX#E9BDF7
RGBrgb(233, 189, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7412, 0.9686
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(285.5, 78.4%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 23.5%, 96.9%)
CMYK5.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,519
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BDF7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#164208
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBF7BD
Analogous#CCBDF7, #F7BDE8
Triadic#F7E9BD, #BDF7E9
Split complementary#E8F7BD, #BDF7CC
Tetradic#F7CCBD, #CBF7BD, #BDE8F7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G189
B247
Red233 (91.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G BD · B F7
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