Recognised as Colour

#ECB2FE

#ECB2FE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#ECB2FE is a violet with RGB values 236, 178, 254 and HSL 286°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ECB2FE#ECB2FE

HEX#ECB2FE

RGBrgb(236, 178, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.698, 0.9961

RGB percentages92.5%, 69.8%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(285.8, 97.4%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 29.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK7.1%, 29.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,512,318

CSS custom property--colour: #ECB2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#134D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ECBBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.1 Violet · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Thistle · ΔE 28.9 Medium purple · ΔE 32.6 Pink · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4FEB2

Analogous#C6B2FE, #FEB2EA

Triadic#FEECB2, #B2FEEC

Split complementary#EAFEB2, #B2FEC6

Tetradic#FEC6B2, #C4FEB2, #B2EAFE

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%#E080FD

Darker −20%#D34DFD

Darker −30%#C71BFC

Darker −40%#AC03E1

More saturated +25%#EDB1FF

Less saturated −25%#E7BCF4

Channel breakdown

R236

G178

B254

Red236 (92.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue285.79°

Saturation (HSL)97.44%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G B2 · B FE

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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