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Colour

#E4DCE6

  • #E4DCE6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E4DCE6 is a violet with RGB values 228, 220, 230 and HSL 288°, 17%, 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

#E4DCE6#E4DCE6
HEX#E4DCE6
RGBrgb(228, 220, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8627, 0.902
RGB percentages89.4%, 86.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(288, 16.7%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 4.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,998,758
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1B2319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDEE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDFE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DDDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6Lavender · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 7.2Lavender blush · ΔE 8.3Ghost white · ΔE 9.7White smoke · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE6DC
Analogous#DFDCE6, #E6DCE3
Triadic#E6E4DC, #DCE6E4
Split complementary#E3E6DC, #DCE6DF
Tetradic#E6DFDC, #DEE6DC, #DCE3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFAFB
Darker −10%#CDBED1
Darker −20%#B6A1BB
Darker −30%#9F83A6
Darker −40%#87678F
More saturated +25%#E8D4ED
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R228
G220
B230
Red228 (89.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G DC · B E6

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