Recognised as Colour
#E9CBFA
- #E9CBFA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9CBFA is a violet with RGB values 233, 203, 250 and HSL 278°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9CBFA#E9CBFA
HEX#E9CBFA
RGBrgb(233, 203, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7961, 0.9804
RGB percentages91.4%, 79.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(278.3, 82.5%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 18.8%, 98%)
CMYK6.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,106
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CBFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#163405
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCFACB
Analogous#D2CBFA, #FACBF3
Triadic#FAE9CB, #CBFAE9
Split complementary#F4FACB, #CBFAD1
Tetradic#FAD1CB, #DCFACB, #CBF3FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G203
B250
Red233 (91.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue278.3°
Saturation (HSL)82.46%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G CB · B FA
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