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Recognised as Colour

#E4D9E5

  • #E4D9E5
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4D9E5 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 217, 229 and HSL 295°, 19%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4D9E5#E4D9E5
HEX#E4D9E5
RGBrgb(228, 217, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.851, 0.898
RGB percentages89.4%, 85.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(295, 18.8%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 5.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,989
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71777WCAG 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 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#1B261A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DCE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E5DADDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 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 text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 8.1Lavender blush · ΔE 9.1Misty rose · ΔE 10.9Ghost white · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAE5D9
Analogous#DED9E5, #E5D9E0
Triadic#E5E4D9, #D9E5E4
Split complementary#E0E5D9, #D9E5DE
Tetradic#E5DED9, #DAE5D9, #D9E0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF7FA
Darker −10%#CEBBD0
Darker −20%#B99CBC
Darker −30%#A37EA7
Darker −40%#8C6290
More saturated +25%#EBD1ED
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R228
G217
B229
Red228 (89.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G D9 · B E5

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