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Recognised as Colour

#E5D1EB

  • #E5D1EB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E5D1EB is a violet with RGB values 229, 209, 235 and HSL 286°, 39%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E5D1EB#E5D1EB
HEX#E5D1EB
RGBrgb(229, 209, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8196, 0.9216
RGB percentages89.8%, 82%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(286.2, 39.4%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 11.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,483
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#1A2E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5D3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4Lavender · ΔE 9.7Lavender blush · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EBD1
Analogous#D8D1EB, #EBD1E4
Triadic#EBE5D1, #D1EBE5
Split complementary#E4EBD1, #D1EBD8
Tetradic#EBD8D1, #D7EBD1, #D1E4EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F5FA
Darker −10%#D1ADDC
Darker −20%#BD8ACC
Darker −30%#A966BD
Darker −40%#9149A7
More saturated +25%#E9C9F3
Less saturated −25%#E1D9E3

Channel breakdown

R229
G209
B235
Red229 (89.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue286.15°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G D1 · B EB

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