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Recognised as Colour

#E1DEF6

  • #E1DEF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E1DEF6 is a blue with RGB values 225, 222, 246 and HSL 248°, 57%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E1DEF6#E1DEF6
HEX#E1DEF6
RGBrgb(225, 222, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8706, 0.9647
RGB percentages88.2%, 87.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(247.5, 57.1%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 9.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK8.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,802,678
CSS custom property--colour: #E1DEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1E2109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9E1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9E0F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DDE2E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.5Thistle · ΔE 12.2Ghost white · ΔE 12.3Alice blue · ΔE 12.5Lavender blush · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F6DE
Analogous#DEE7F6, #EDDEF6
Triadic#F6E1DE, #DEF6E1
Split complementary#F6EDDE, #E7F6DE
Tetradic#F6DEE7, #F3F6DE, #DEF6ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#BDB6EB
Darker −20%#988EE0
Darker −30%#7466D5
Darker −40%#4F3ECA
More saturated +25%#DDD9FB
Less saturated −25%#E5E3F1

Channel breakdown

R225
G222
B246
Red225 (88.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G DE · B F6

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