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Recognised as Colour

#E2D0ED

  • #E2D0ED
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E2D0ED is a violet with RGB values 226, 208, 237 and HSL 277°, 45%, 87%. 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

#E2D0ED#E2D0ED
HEX#E2D0ED
RGBrgb(226, 208, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8157, 0.9294
RGB percentages88.6%, 81.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(277.2, 44.6%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 12.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,864,621
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D0ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#1D2F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E1D3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 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 text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.5Lavender · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15Lavender blush · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.6Gainsboro · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEDD0
Analogous#D4D0ED, #EDD0EA
Triadic#EDE2D0, #D0EDE2
Split complementary#EAEDD0, #D0EDD3
Tetradic#EDD3D0, #DBEDD0, #D0EAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F5FB
Darker −10%#CBABDF
Darker −20%#B486D1
Darker −30%#9E61C3
Darker −40%#8543AE
More saturated +25%#E4C8F5
Less saturated −25%#E0D8E5

Channel breakdown

R226
G208
B237
Red226 (88.6%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue277.24°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G D0 · B ED

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