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Recognised as Colour

#E2DEF5

  • #E2DEF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E2DEF5 is a blue with RGB values 226, 222, 245 and HSL 250°, 53%, 92%. 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

#E2DEF5#E2DEF5
HEX#E2DEF5
RGBrgb(226, 222, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8706, 0.9608
RGB percentages88.6%, 87.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(250.4, 53.5%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 9.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,213
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DEF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#1D210A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE0F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DFE1E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.3Ghost white · ΔE 12Lavender blush · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Alice blue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.26, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F5DE
Analogous#DEE6F5, #EEDEF5
Triadic#F5E2DE, #DEF5E2
Split complementary#F5EEDE, #E6F5DE
Tetradic#F5DEE6, #F1F5DE, #DEF5EE

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%#C0B7E9
Darker −20%#9D90DD
Darker −30%#7B69D1
Darker −40%#5841C6
More saturated +25%#DED9FA
Less saturated −25%#E6E3F0

Channel breakdown

R226
G222
B245
Red226 (88.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G DE · B F5

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