Recognised as Colour
#E9CCF8
- #E9CCF8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9CCF8 is a violet with RGB values 233, 204, 248 and HSL 280°, 76%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#E9CCF8#E9CCF8
HEX#E9CCF8
RGBrgb(233, 204, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8, 0.9725
RGB percentages91.4%, 80%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(279.5, 75.9%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 17.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK6%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,360
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CCF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#163307
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBF8CC
Analogous#D3CCF8, #F8CCF1
Triadic#F8E9CC, #CCF8E9
Split complementary#F1F8CC, #CCF8D3
Tetradic#F8D3CC, #DBF8CC, #CCF1F8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G204
B248
Red233 (91.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue279.55°
Saturation (HSL)75.86%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G CC · B F8
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