Recognised as Colour
#EBB5FD
- #EBB5FD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EBB5FD is a violet with RGB values 235, 181, 253 and HSL 285°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EBB5FD#EBB5FD
HEX#EBB5FD
RGBrgb(235, 181, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7098, 0.9922
RGB percentages92.2%, 71%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(285, 94.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 28.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK7.1%, 28.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,447,549
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB5FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#144A02
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7FDB5
Analogous#C7B5FD, #FDB5EB
Triadic#FDEBB5, #B5FDEB
Split complementary#EBFDB5, #B5FDC7
Tetradic#FDC7B5, #C7FDB5, #B5EBFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G181
B253
Red235 (92.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G B5 · B FD
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