Colour
#E6DBEE
- #E6DBEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E6DBEE is a violet with RGB values 230, 219, 238 and HSL 275°, 36%, 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
#E6DBEE#E6DBEE
HEX#E6DBEE
RGBrgb(230, 219, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8588, 0.9333
RGB percentages90.2%, 85.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(274.7, 35.8%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 8%, 93.3%)
CMYK3.4%, 8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,582
CSS custom property--colour: #E6DBEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.73:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#192411
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 text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3EEDB
Analogous#DCDBEE, #EEDBED
Triadic#EEE6DB, #DBEEE6
Split complementary#EDEEDB, #DBEEDD
Tetradic#EEDCDB, #E3EEDB, #DBEDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G219
B238
Red230 (90.2%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue274.74°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G DB · B EE
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