Recognised as Colour

#EBB1FF

#EBB1FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#EBB1FF is a violet with RGB values 235, 177, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EBB1FF#EBB1FF

HEX#EBB1FF

RGBrgb(235, 177, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6941, 1

RGB percentages92.2%, 69.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.6, 100%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 30.6%, 100%)

CMYK7.8%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,446,527

CSS custom property--colour: #EBB1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#144E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EBBACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 27.3 Thistle · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.8 Pink · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5FFB1

Analogous#C4B1FF, #FFB1EC

Triadic#FFEBB1, #B1FFEB

Split complementary#ECFFB1, #B1FFC4

Tetradic#FFC4B1, #C5FFB1, #B1ECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8E4FF

Darker −10%#DE7EFF

Darker −20%#D14BFF

Darker −30%#C418FF

Darker −40%#AA00E4

More saturated +25%#EBB1FF

Less saturated −25%#E6BBF5

Channel breakdown

R235

G177

B255

Red235 (92.2%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EB · G B1 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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