Recognised as Colour
#E4E1FA
- #E4E1FA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E4E1FA is a blue with RGB values 228, 225, 250 and HSL 247°, 71%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E4E1FA#E4E1FA
HEX#E4E1FA
RGBrgb(228, 225, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8824, 0.9804
RGB percentages89.4%, 88.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(247.2, 71.4%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 10%, 98%)
CMYK8.8%, 10%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,058
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E1FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#1B1E05
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F7FAE1
Analogous#E1EBFA, #F1E1FA
Triadic#FAE4E1, #E1FAE4
Split complementary#FAF1E1, #EAFAE1
Tetradic#FAE1EA, #F7FAE1, #E1FAF1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G225
B250
Red228 (89.4%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue247.2°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G E1 · B FA
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