Colour

#E2DBF5

#E2DBF5
Violet
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#E2DBF5 is a violet with RGB values 226, 219, 245 and HSL 256°, 57%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E2DBF5#E2DBF5

HEX#E2DBF5

RGBrgb(226, 219, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8588, 0.9608

RGB percentages88.6%, 85.9%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(256.2, 56.5%, 91%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 10.6%, 96.1%)

CMYK7.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,867,445

CSS custom property--colour: #E2DBF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#1D240A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6DFF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DEF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DFDFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.2 Thistle · ΔE 10.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 13.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7 Ghost white · ΔE 13.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEF5DB

Analogous#DBE1F5, #EFDBF5

Triadic#F5E2DB, #DBF5E2

Split complementary#F5EFDB, #E1F5DB

Tetradic#F5DBE1, #EEF5DB, #DBF5EF

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%#C2B3EA

Darker −20%#A28BDF

Darker −30%#8263D4

Darker −40%#613BC9

More saturated +25%#DFD5FB

Less saturated −25%#E5E1EF

Channel breakdown

R226

G219

B245

Red226 (88.6%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue256.15°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness90.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G DB · B F5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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