Colour

#E4DEFE

#E4DEFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#E4DEFE is a blue with RGB values 228, 222, 254 and HSL 251°, 94%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4DEFE#E4DEFE

HEX#E4DEFE

RGBrgb(228, 222, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8706, 0.9961

RGB percentages89.4%, 87.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(251.3, 94.1%, 93.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 12.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK10.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,999,294

CSS custom property--colour: #E4DEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.18:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#1B2101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8E1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DFE3E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7 Thistle · ΔE 12.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Ghost white · ΔE 15.5 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.7 Alice blue · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F8FEDE

Analogous#DEE8FE, #F4DEFE

Triadic#FEE4DE, #DEFEE4

Split complementary#FEF4DE, #E8FEDE

Tetradic#FEDEE8, #F8FEDE, #DEFEF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#BBACFD

Darker −20%#937BFB

Darker −30%#6A49FA

Darker −40%#4218F8

More saturated +25%#E3DDFF

Less saturated −25%#E7E2FA

Channel breakdown

R228

G222

B254

Red228 (89.4%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue251.25°

Saturation (HSL)94.12%

Lightness93.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G DE · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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