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Recognised as Colour

#E3DDE3

  • #E3DDE3
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E3DDE3 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 221, 227 and HSL 300°, 10%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E3DDE3#E3DDE3
HEX#E3DDE3
RGBrgb(227, 221, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8667, 0.8902
RGB percentages89%, 86.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(300, 9.7%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,933,475
CSS custom property--colour: #E3DDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1C221C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDEE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDFE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E3DDDFno 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 text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.9Light grey · ΔE 5.6Lavender blush · ΔE 8Lavender · ΔE 8.1White smoke · ΔE 8.7Ghost white · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE3DD
Analogous#E0DDE3, #E3DDE0
Triadic#E3E3DD, #DDE3E3
Split complementary#E0E3DD, #DDE3E0
Tetradic#E3E0DD, #DDE3DD, #DDE0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9FA
Darker −10%#CCC1CC
Darker −20%#B5A5B5
Darker −30%#9E899E
Darker −40%#866E86
More saturated +25%#EBD5EB
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R227
G221
B227
Red227 (89%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E3 · G DD · B E3

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