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Recognised as Colour

#E3CDE9

  • #E3CDE9
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E3CDE9 is a violet with RGB values 227, 205, 233 and HSL 287°, 39%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E3CDE9#E3CDE9
HEX#E3CDE9
RGBrgb(227, 205, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8039, 0.9137
RGB percentages89%, 80.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(287.1, 38.9%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 12%, 91.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 12%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,929,385
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CDE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1C3216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD3EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD5E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D0D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Lavender blush · ΔE 16.6Light grey · ΔE 16.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3E9CD
Analogous#D5CDE9, #E9CDE1
Triadic#E9E3CD, #CDE9E3
Split complementary#E1E9CD, #CDE9D5
Tetradic#E9D5CD, #D3E9CD, #CDE1E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F0F9
Darker −10%#CFAAD9
Darker −20%#BB86CA
Darker −30%#A863BA
Darker −40%#8F48A3
More saturated +25%#E8C4F2
Less saturated −25%#DED6E0

Channel breakdown

R227
G205
B233
Red227 (89%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G CD · B E9

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