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Recognised as Colour

#E4DCED

  • #E4DCED
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4DCED is a violet with RGB values 228, 220, 237 and HSL 268°, 32%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4DCED#E4DCED
HEX#E4DCED
RGBrgb(228, 220, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8627, 0.9294
RGB percentages89.4%, 86.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(268.2, 32.1%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 7.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,998,765
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DCED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1B2312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDFECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E3DEE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.3Gainsboro · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 10.3Ghost white · ΔE 10.8Alice blue · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.34, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EDDC
Analogous#DCDDED, #EDDCED
Triadic#EDE4DC, #DCEDE4
Split complementary#EDEDDC, #DDEDDC
Tetradic#EDDCDD, #E5EDDC, #DCEDED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#CABADC
Darker −20%#B099CA
Darker −30%#9677B9
Darker −40%#7C56A7
More saturated +25%#E4D5F4
Less saturated −25%#E4E3E6

Channel breakdown

R228
G220
B237
Red228 (89.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G DC · B ED

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