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Colour

#E4E1EE

  • #E4E1EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4E1EE is a blue with RGB values 228, 225, 238 and HSL 254°, 28%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4E1EE#E4E1EE
HEX#E4E1EE
RGBrgb(228, 225, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8824, 0.9333
RGB percentages89.4%, 88.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(253.8, 27.7%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 5.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,046
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E1EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1B1E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E2E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1Gainsboro · ΔE 7.2Ghost white · ΔE 8.4Lavender blush · ΔE 8.4Alice blue · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 8.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEEE1
Analogous#E1E4EE, #EBE1EE
Triadic#EEE4E1, #E1EEE4
Split complementary#EEEBE1, #E4EEE1
Tetradic#EEE1E4, #EBEEE1, #E1EEEB

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%#C7C0DC
Darker −20%#A9A0C9
Darker −30%#8C7FB7
Darker −40%#6F5FA4
More saturated +25%#E1DBF4
Less saturated −25%#E7E7E8

Channel breakdown

R228
G225
B238
Red228 (89.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G E1 · B EE

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