Colour

#EAAAFF

#EAAAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#EAAAFF is a violet with RGB values 234, 170, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EAAAFF#EAAAFF

HEX#EAAAFF

RGBrgb(234, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages91.8%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(285.2, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK8.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,379,199

CSS custom property--colour: #EAAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#155500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADC3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EAB4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8 Thistle · ΔE 34.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFFFAA

Analogous#C0AAFF, #FFAAE9

Triadic#FFEAAA, #AAFFEA

Split complementary#E9FFAA, #AAFFBF

Tetradic#FFBFAA, #BFFFAA, #AAE9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7DDFF

Darker −10%#DD77FF

Darker −20%#D144FF

Darker −30%#C411FF

Darker −40%#A600DD

More saturated +25%#EAAAFF

Less saturated −25%#E5B5F4

Channel breakdown

R234

G170

B255

Red234 (91.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EA · G AA · B FF

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