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Recognised as Colour

#E4D8EA

  • #E4D8EA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4D8EA is a violet with RGB values 228, 216, 234 and HSL 280°, 30%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4D8EA#E4D8EA
HEX#E4D8EA
RGBrgb(228, 216, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8471, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.4%, 84.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(280, 30%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,738
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#1B2715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DBEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DADEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.9Thistle · ΔE 9.9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4Lavender blush · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 10.8Ghost white · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEAD8
Analogous#DBD8EA, #EAD8E7
Triadic#EAE4D8, #D8EAE4
Split complementary#E7EAD8, #D8EADB
Tetradic#EADBD8, #DEEAD8, #D8E7EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9FC
Darker −10%#CDB7D8
Darker −20%#B696C6
Darker −30%#9F75B4
Darker −40%#8756A0
More saturated +25%#E7D1F2
Less saturated −25%#E2E0E3

Channel breakdown

R228
G216
B234
Red228 (89.4%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G D8 · B EA

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