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Recognised as Colour

#E4E2FD

  • #E4E2FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E4E2FD is a blue with RGB values 228, 226, 253 and HSL 244°, 87%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E4E2FD#E4E2FD
HEX#E4E2FD
RGBrgb(228, 226, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8863, 0.9922
RGB percentages89.4%, 88.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(244.4, 87.1%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 10.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK9.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,317
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1B1D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DFE6EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.9Ghost white · ΔE 12.6Alice blue · ΔE 12.8Lavender blush · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 13.5Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.9, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFDE2
Analogous#E2EDFD, #F2E2FD
Triadic#FDE4E2, #E2FDE4
Split complementary#FDF2E2, #EEFDE2
Tetradic#FDE2ED, #FBFDE2, #E2FDF2

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%#B8B2FA
Darker −20%#8B83F6
Darker −30%#5F53F3
Darker −40%#3223F0
More saturated +25%#E2E0FF
Less saturated −25%#E7E6F9

Channel breakdown

R228
G226
B253
Red228 (89.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G E2 · B FD

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