Colour
#EEBBFF
- #EEBBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEBBFF is a violet with RGB values 238, 187, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEBBFF#EEBBFF
HEX#EEBBFF
HEX (short)#EBF
RGBrgb(238, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages93.3%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(285, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK6.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,695
CSS custom property--colour: #EEBBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#114400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCFFBB
Analogous#CCBBFF, #FFBBEE
Triadic#FFEEBB, #BBFFEE
Split complementary#EEFFBB, #BBFFCC
Tetradic#FFCCBB, #CCFFBB, #BBEEFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G187
B255
Red238 (93.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G BB · B FF
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