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Recognised as Colour

#E4D9EB

  • #E4D9EB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4D9EB is a violet with RGB values 228, 217, 235 and HSL 277°, 31%, 89%. 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

#E4D9EB#E4D9EB
HEX#E4D9EB
RGBrgb(228, 217, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.851, 0.9216
RGB percentages89.4%, 85.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(276.7, 31%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 7.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK3%, 7.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,997,995
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1B2614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DCECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DDEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DBDFno 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 text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2Thistle · ΔE 10.3Lavender blush · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 10.8Ghost white · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EBD9
Analogous#DBD9EB, #EBD9E9
Triadic#EBE4D9, #D9EBE4
Split complementary#E9EBD9, #D9EBDB
Tetradic#EBDBD9, #E0EBD9, #D9E9EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFAFD
Darker −10%#CCB8D9
Darker −20%#B596C8
Darker −30%#9D75B6
Darker −40%#8556A2
More saturated +25%#E6D2F2
Less saturated −25%#E2E0E4

Channel breakdown

R228
G217
B235
Red228 (89.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)31.03%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G D9 · B EB

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