Recognised as Colour
#EBB8FF
- #EBB8FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EBB8FF is a violet with RGB values 235, 184, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EBB8FF#EBB8FF
HEX#EBB8FF
RGBrgb(235, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages92.2%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.1, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK7.8%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,448,319
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB8FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#144700
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCFFB8
Analogous#C7B8FF, #FFB8F0
Triadic#FFEBB8, #B8FFEB
Split complementary#F0FFB8, #B8FFC7
Tetradic#FFC7B8, #CCFFB8, #B8F0FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G184
B255
Red235 (92.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G B8 · B FF
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