Colour
#E6D9ED
- #E6D9ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E6D9ED is a violet with RGB values 230, 217, 237 and HSL 279°, 36%, 89%. 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
#E6D9ED#E6D9ED
HEX#E6D9ED
RGBrgb(230, 217, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.851, 0.9294
RGB percentages90.2%, 85.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279, 35.7%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 8.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK3%, 8.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,069
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D9ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#192612
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 text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0EDD9
Analogous#DCD9ED, #EDD9EA
Triadic#EDE6D9, #D9EDE6
Split complementary#EAEDD9, #D9EDDC
Tetradic#EDDCD9, #E0EDD9, #D9EAED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G217
B237
Red230 (90.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G D9 · B ED
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