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Recognised as Colour

#E4DCEA

  • #E4DCEA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4DCEA is a violet with RGB values 228, 220, 234 and HSL 274°, 25%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4DCEA#E4DCEA
HEX#E4DCEA
RGBrgb(228, 220, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8627, 0.9176
RGB percentages89.4%, 86.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(274.3, 25%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 6%, 91.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,998,762
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224 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#1B2315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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

Lavender · ΔE 5.1Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 8.9Lavender blush · ΔE 9Ghost white · ΔE 10.2Alice blue · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EADC
Analogous#DDDCEA, #EADCE9
Triadic#EAE4DC, #DCEAE4
Split complementary#E9EADC, #DCEADD
Tetradic#EADDDC, #E2EADC, #DCE9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFD
Darker −10%#CBBCD7
Darker −20%#B39CC4
Darker −30%#9A7CB1
Darker −40%#815E9C
More saturated +25%#E5D5F1
Less saturated −25%#E3E3E3

Channel breakdown

R228
G220
B234
Red228 (89.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G DC · B EA

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