Colour
#E9CDF1
- #E9CDF1
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#E9CDF1 is a violet with RGB values 233, 205, 241 and HSL 287°, 56%, 87%. 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
#E9CDF1#E9CDF1
HEX#E9CDF1
RGBrgb(233, 205, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8039, 0.9451
RGB percentages91.4%, 80.4%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(286.7, 56.2%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 14.9%, 94.5%)
CMYK3.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,609
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CDF1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#16320E
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 text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5F1CD
Analogous#D7CDF1, #F1CDE7
Triadic#F1E9CD, #CDF1E9
Split complementary#E7F1CD, #CDF1D7
Tetradic#F1D7CD, #D5F1CD, #CDE7F1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G205
B241
Red233 (91.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G CD · B F1
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