Recognised as Colour
#E5DBF2
- #E5DBF2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E5DBF2 is a violet with RGB values 229, 219, 242 and HSL 266°, 47%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E5DBF2#E5DBF2
HEX#E5DBF2
RGBrgb(229, 219, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8588, 0.949
RGB percentages89.8%, 85.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(266.1, 46.9%, 90.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 9.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK5.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,050
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DBF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#1A240D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8F2DB
Analogous#DBDCF2, #F1DBF2
Triadic#F2E5DB, #DBF2E5
Split complementary#F2F1DB, #DCF2DB
Tetradic#F2DBDC, #E8F2DB, #DBF2F1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G219
B242
Red229 (89.8%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness90.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G DB · B F2
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