Recognised as Colour

#E9D5FA

#E9D5FA
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E9D5FA is a violet with RGB values 233, 213, 250 and HSL 272°, 79%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E9D5FA#E9D5FA

HEX#E9D5FA

RGBrgb(233, 213, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8353, 0.9804

RGB percentages91.4%, 83.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(272.4, 78.7%, 90.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 14.8%, 98%)

CMYK6.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,324,666

CSS custom property--colour: #E9D5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#162A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0DBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3DDF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E7D9E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10 Lavender · ΔE 12.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6 Lavender blush · ΔE 18.7 Ghost white · ΔE 19.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6FAD5

Analogous#D6D5FA, #FAD5F9

Triadic#FAE9D5, #D5FAE9

Split complementary#F9FAD5, #D5FAD6

Tetradic#FAD6D5, #E6FAD5, #D5F9FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#D1A7F5

Darker −20%#B97AEF

Darker −30%#A14CEA

Darker −40%#8A1FE4

More saturated +25%#E9D0FF

Less saturated −25%#E9DBF4

Channel breakdown

R233

G213

B250

Red233 (91.4%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue272.43°

Saturation (HSL)78.72%

Lightness90.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E9 · G D5 · B FA

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