Recognised as Colour
#EEC8FF
- #EEC8FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEC8FF is a violet with RGB values 238, 200, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEC8FF#EEC8FF
HEX#EEC8FF
RGBrgb(238, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages93.3%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.5, 100%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 21.6%, 100%)
CMYK6.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,649,023
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC8FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#113700
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9FFC8
Analogous#D3C8FF, #FFC8F4
Triadic#FFEEC8, #C8FFEE
Split complementary#F4FFC8, #C8FFD3
Tetradic#FFD3C8, #D9FFC8, #C8F4FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G200
B255
Red238 (93.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G C8 · B FF
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