Colour
#E5D9F2
- #E5D9F2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E5D9F2 is a violet with RGB values 229, 217, 242 and HSL 269°, 49%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E5D9F2#E5D9F2
HEX#E5D9F2
RGBrgb(229, 217, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.851, 0.949
RGB percentages89.8%, 85.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(268.8, 49%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 10.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK5.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,063,538
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D9F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1A260D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6F2D9
Analogous#D9DAF2, #F1D9F2
Triadic#F2E5D9, #D9F2E5
Split complementary#F2F1D9, #D9F2D9
Tetradic#F2D9D9, #E6F2D9, #D9F2F1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G217
B242
Red229 (89.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue268.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G D9 · B F2
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