Recognised as Colour
#E1DFF9
- #E1DFF9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E1DFF9 is a blue with RGB values 225, 223, 249 and HSL 245°, 68%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E1DFF9#E1DFF9
HEX#E1DFF9
RGBrgb(225, 223, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8745, 0.9765
RGB percentages88.2%, 87.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(244.6, 68.4%, 92.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 10.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK9.6%, 10.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,802,937
CSS custom property--colour: #E1DFF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1E2006
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F7F9DF
Analogous#DFEAF9, #EEDFF9
Triadic#F9E1DF, #DFF9E1
Split complementary#F9EEDF, #EAF9DF
Tetradic#F9DFEA, #F7F9DF, #DFF9EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G223
B249
Red225 (88.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness92.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G DF · B F9
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