Recognised as Colour
#ECBAFA
- #ECBAFA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECBAFA is a violet with RGB values 236, 186, 250 and HSL 287°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECBAFA#ECBAFA
HEX#ECBAFA
RGBrgb(236, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages92.5%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(286.9, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK5.6%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,362
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBAFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#134505
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8FABA
Analogous#CCBAFA, #FABAE8
Triadic#FAECBA, #BAFAEC
Split complementary#E8FABA, #BAFACC
Tetradic#FACCBA, #C8FABA, #BAE8FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G186
B250
Red236 (92.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue286.88°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G BA · B FA
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