Colour
#E5D8F2
- #E5D8F2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E5D8F2 is a violet with RGB values 229, 216, 242 and HSL 270°, 50%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E5D8F2#E5D8F2
HEX#E5D8F2
RGBrgb(229, 216, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8471, 0.949
RGB percentages89.8%, 84.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 10.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK5.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,063,282
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D8F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1A270D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5F2D8
Analogous#D8D8F2, #F2D8F2
Triadic#F2E5D8, #D8F2E5
Split complementary#F2F2D8, #D8F2D8
Tetradic#F2D8D8, #E5F2D8, #D8F2F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G216
B242
Red229 (89.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G D8 · B F2
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