Colour

#E1DFEC

#E1DFEC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#E1DFEC is a blue with RGB values 225, 223, 236 and HSL 249°, 25%, 90%. 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

#E1DFEC#E1DFEC

HEX#E1DFEC

RGBrgb(225, 223, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8745, 0.9255

RGB percentages88.2%, 87.5%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(249.2, 25.5%, 90%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 5.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK4.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,802,924

CSS custom property--colour: #E1DFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#1E2013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDE1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDE0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DFE1E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 7 Light grey · ΔE 8.3 Ghost white · ΔE 9.1 Lavender blush · ΔE 9.2 Alice blue · ΔE 9.2

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.41, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAECDF

Analogous#DFE4EC, #E8DFEC

Triadic#ECE1DF, #DFECE1

Split complementary#ECE8DF, #E4ECDF

Tetradic#ECDFE4, #EAECDF, #DFECE8

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%#C3BFD9

Darker −20%#A59FC6

Darker −30%#877FB3

Darker −40%#695FA0

More saturated +25%#DDD9F2

Less saturated −25%#E5E5E6

Channel breakdown

R225

G223

B236

Red225 (88.2%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue249.23°

Saturation (HSL)25.49%

Lightness90%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G DF · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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