Recognised as Colour
#E4DDF2
- #E4DDF2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E4DDF2 is a violet with RGB values 228, 221, 242 and HSL 260°, 45%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E4DDF2#E4DDF2
HEX#E4DDF2
RGBrgb(228, 221, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8667, 0.949
RGB percentages89.4%, 86.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(260, 44.7%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 8.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK5.8%, 8.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,999,026
CSS custom property--colour: #E4DDF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.92:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1B220D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBF2DD
Analogous#DDE1F2, #EFDDF2
Triadic#F2E4DD, #DDF2E4
Split complementary#F2EFDD, #E1F2DD
Tetradic#F2DDE1, #EBF2DD, #DDF2EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G221
B242
Red228 (89.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)44.68%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G DD · B F2
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