Recognised as Colour

#ECA9FA

#ECA9FA
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#ECA9FA is a violet with RGB values 236, 169, 250 and HSL 290°, 89%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ECA9FA#ECA9FA

HEX#ECA9FA

RGBrgb(236, 169, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6627, 0.9804

RGB percentages92.5%, 66.3%, 98%

HSLhsl(289.6, 89%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 32.4%, 98%)

CMYK5.6%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,510,010

CSS custom property--colour: #ECA9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#135605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BCFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#EEB2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Thistle · ΔE 32.7 Hot pink · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7FAA9

Analogous#C3A9FA, #FAA9E0

Triadic#FAECA9, #A9FAEC

Split complementary#E0FAA9, #A9FAC3

Tetradic#FAC3A9, #B7FAA9, #A9E0FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7D9FD

Darker −10%#E179F7

Darker −20%#D749F4

Darker −30%#CC18F2

Darker −40%#AA0CCB

More saturated +25%#EFA4FF

Less saturated −25%#E5B4EF

Channel breakdown

R236

G169

B250

Red236 (92.5%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue289.63°

Saturation (HSL)89.01%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G A9 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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