Colour
#E5D7ED
- #E5D7ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E5D7ED is a violet with RGB values 229, 215, 237 and HSL 278°, 38%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E5D7ED#E5D7ED
HEX#E5D7ED
RGBrgb(229, 215, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8431, 0.9294
RGB percentages89.8%, 84.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.2, 37.9%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 9.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK3.4%, 9.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,063,021
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D7ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#1A2812
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFEDD7
Analogous#DAD7ED, #EDD7EA
Triadic#EDE5D7, #D7EDE5
Split complementary#EAEDD7, #D7EDDA
Tetradic#EDDAD7, #DFEDD7, #D7EAED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G215
B237
Red229 (89.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G D7 · B ED
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