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Recognised as Colour

#E5DCF4

  • #E5DCF4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E5DCF4 is a violet with RGB values 229, 220, 244 and HSL 263°, 52%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E5DCF4#E5DCF4
HEX#E5DCF4
RGBrgb(229, 220, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8627, 0.9569
RGB percentages89.8%, 86.3%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(262.5, 52.2%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 9.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK6.1%, 9.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,308
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DCF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.88:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1A230B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8E0F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E3DFE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.7Thistle · ΔE 10.8Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3Ghost white · ΔE 12.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13Alice blue · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF4DC
Analogous#DCDFF4, #F1DCF4
Triadic#F4E5DC, #DCF4E5
Split complementary#F4F1DC, #DFF4DC
Tetradic#F4DCDF, #EBF4DC, #DCF4F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#C8B5E8
Darker −20%#AB8EDC
Darker −30%#8F68CF
Darker −40%#7241C3
More saturated +25%#E4D6FA
Less saturated −25%#E6E2EE

Channel breakdown

R229
G220
B244
Red229 (89.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.17%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G DC · B F4

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