Recognised as Colour
#E9C8F9
- #E9C8F9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9C8F9 is a violet with RGB values 233, 200, 249 and HSL 280°, 80%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9C8F9#E9C8F9
HEX#E9C8F9
RGBrgb(233, 200, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7843, 0.9765
RGB percentages91.4%, 78.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(280.4, 80.3%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 19.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK6.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,321,337
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C8F9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#163706
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8F9C8
Analogous#D0C8F9, #F9C8F1
Triadic#F9E9C8, #C8F9E9
Split complementary#F1F9C8, #C8F9D0
Tetradic#F9D0C8, #D8F9C8, #C8F1F9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G200
B249
Red233 (91.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue280.41°
Saturation (HSL)80.33%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G C8 · B F9
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