Colour

#ECAAFF

#ECAAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#ECAAFF is a violet with RGB values 236, 170, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ECAAFF#ECAAFF

HEX#ECAAFF

RGBrgb(236, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages92.5%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(286.6, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK7.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,510,271

CSS custom property--colour: #ECAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#135500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFC4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Thistle · ΔE 34.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFFAA

Analogous#C1AAFF, #FFAAE8

Triadic#FFECAA, #AAFFEC

Split complementary#E8FFAA, #AAFFC1

Tetradic#FFC1AA, #BDFFAA, #AAE8FF

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%#E177FF

Darker −20%#D544FF

Darker −30%#CA11FF

Darker −40%#AC00DD

More saturated +25%#ECAAFF

Less saturated −25%#E6B5F4

Channel breakdown

R236

G170

B255

Red236 (92.5%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue286.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G AA · B FF

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Colour values

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