Colour

#EECAFA

#EECAFA
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#EECAFA is a violet with RGB values 238, 202, 250 and HSL 285°, 83%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#EECAFA#EECAFA

HEX#EECAFA

RGBrgb(238, 202, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7922, 0.9804

RGB percentages93.3%, 79.2%, 98%

HSLhsl(285, 82.8%, 88.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 19.2%, 98%)

CMYK4.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,649,530

CSS custom property--colour: #EECAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#113505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5D4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCD7F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EECFDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.6 Plum · ΔE 17.1 Lavender · ΔE 20.5 Pink · ΔE 22.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7 Light pink · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FACA

Analogous#D6CAFA, #FACAEE

Triadic#FAEECA, #CAFAEE

Split complementary#EEFACA, #CAFAD6

Tetradic#FAD6CA, #D6FACA, #CAEEFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDF9FE

Darker −10%#DF9BF6

Darker −20%#D06DF1

Darker −30%#C13EED

Darker −40%#AF15E3

More saturated +25%#F1C5FF

Less saturated −25%#EAD1F3

Channel breakdown

R238

G202

B250

Red238 (93.3%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)82.76%

Lightness88.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EE · G CA · B FA

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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