Colour

#EEC5FF

#EEC5FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#EEC5FF is a violet with RGB values 238, 197, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EEC5FF#EEC5FF

HEX#EEC5FF

RGBrgb(238, 197, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7725, 1

RGB percentages93.3%, 77.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(282.4, 100%, 88.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 22.7%, 100%)

CMYK6.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,648,255

CSS custom property--colour: #EEC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#113A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6D5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EECBD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 18.5 Lavender · ΔE 25.8 Pink · ΔE 26.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7 Light pink · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FFC5

Analogous#D1C5FF, #FFC5F3

Triadic#FFEEC5, #C5FFEE

Split complementary#F3FFC5, #C5FFD1

Tetradic#FFD1C5, #D6FFC5, #C5F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDF8FF

Darker −10%#DF92FF

Darker −20%#D05FFF

Darker −30%#C12CFF

Darker −40%#AF00F8

More saturated +25%#EEC5FF

Less saturated −25%#EBCCF8

Channel breakdown

R238

G197

B255

Red238 (93.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue282.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness88.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EE · G C5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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