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Recognised as Colour

#E2DEF2

  • #E2DEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E2DEF2 is a blue with RGB values 226, 222, 242 and HSL 252°, 43%, 91%. 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

#E2DEF2#E2DEF2
HEX#E2DEF2
RGBrgb(226, 222, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8706, 0.949
RGB percentages88.6%, 87.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(252, 43.5%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 8.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK6.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,210
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1D210D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DFE1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 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 text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6Ghost white · ΔE 11Lavender blush · ΔE 11Alice blue · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEF2DE
Analogous#DEE4F2, #ECDEF2
Triadic#F2E2DE, #DEF2E2
Split complementary#F2ECDE, #E4F2DE
Tetradic#F2DEE4, #EEF2DE, #DEF2EC

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%#C2B9E4
Darker −20%#A295D5
Darker −30%#8270C7
Darker −40%#614CB8
More saturated +25%#DFD8F8
Less saturated −25%#E5E4EC

Channel breakdown

R226
G222
B242
Red226 (88.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)43.48%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G DE · B F2

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