Recognised as Colour
#ECBBFF
- #ECBBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECBBFF is a violet with RGB values 236, 187, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECBBFF#ECBBFF
HEX#ECBBFF
RGBrgb(236, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.2, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK7.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,623
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#134400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEFFBB
Analogous#CABBFF, #FFBBF0
Triadic#FFECBB, #BBFFEC
Split complementary#F0FFBB, #BBFFCA
Tetradic#FFCABB, #CEFFBB, #BBF0FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G187
B255
Red236 (92.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G BB · B FF
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