Recognised as Colour
#ECB3FD
- #ECB3FD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECB3FD is a violet with RGB values 236, 179, 253 and HSL 286°, 95%, 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
#ECB3FD#ECB3FD
HEX#ECB3FD
RGBrgb(236, 179, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.702, 0.9922
RGB percentages92.5%, 70.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(286.2, 94.9%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 29.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK6.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,512,573
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB3FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#134C02
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4FDB3
Analogous#C7B3FD, #FDB3E9
Triadic#FDECB3, #B3FDEC
Split complementary#E9FDB3, #B3FDC7
Tetradic#FDC7B3, #C4FDB3, #B3E9FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G179
B253
Red236 (92.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue286.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G B3 · B FD
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