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Recognised as Colour

#E2DAE7

  • #E2DAE7
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E2DAE7 is a violet with RGB values 226, 218, 231 and HSL 277°, 21%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E2DAE7#E2DAE7
HEX#E2DAE7
RGBrgb(226, 218, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8549, 0.9059
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(276.9, 21.3%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 5.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 5.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,867,175
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DAE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1D2518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DCE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E2DBDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.9Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 8.2Lavender blush · ΔE 9.4Ghost white · ΔE 10.7Alice blue · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE7DA
Analogous#DBDAE7, #E7DAE6
Triadic#E7E2DA, #DAE7E2
Split complementary#E6E7DA, #DAE7DB
Tetradic#E7DBDA, #DFE7DA, #DAE6E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9FB
Darker −10%#CABBD3
Darker −20%#B29CBF
Darker −30%#997DAB
Darker −40%#816095
More saturated +25%#E4D2EF
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R226
G218
B231
Red226 (88.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)21.31%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G DA · B E7

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