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Recognised as Colour

#E2DFE4

  • #E2DFE4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E2DFE4 is a violet with RGB values 226, 223, 228 and HSL 276°, 8%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E2DFE4#E2DFE4
HEX#E2DFE4
RGBrgb(226, 223, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8745, 0.8941
RGB percentages88.6%, 87.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(276, 8.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 2.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0.9%, 2.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,868,452
CSS custom property--colour: #E2DFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1D201B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE0E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E2E0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 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 text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2Light grey · ΔE 5.4White smoke · ΔE 7.9Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 8.2Ghost white · ΔE 8.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.16, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E4DF
Analogous#DFDFE4, #E4DFE4
Triadic#E4E2DF, #DFE4E2
Split complementary#E4E4DF, #DFE4E0
Tetradic#E4E0DF, #E1E4DF, #DFE4E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFB
Darker −10%#C9C3CD
Darker −20%#B0A8B5
Darker −30%#978C9E
Darker −40%#7E7186
More saturated +25%#E3D8EB
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R226
G223
B228
Red226 (88.6%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)8.47%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G DF · B E4

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