Recognised as Colour
#E3DAED
- #E3DAED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E3DAED is a violet with RGB values 227, 218, 237 and HSL 268°, 35%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E3DAED#E3DAED
HEX#E3DAED
RGBrgb(227, 218, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8549, 0.9294
RGB percentages89%, 85.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(268.4, 34.5%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 8%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.2%, 8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,932,717
CSS custom property--colour: #E3DAED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1C2512
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EDDA
Analogous#DADBED, #EDDAED
Triadic#EDE3DA, #DAEDE3
Split complementary#EDECDA, #DBEDDA
Tetradic#EDDADB, #E4EDDA, #DAEDED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G218
B237
Red227 (89%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)34.55%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G DA · B ED
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