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Colour

#E6E2E7

  • #E6E2E7
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6E2E7 is a violet with RGB values 230, 226, 231 and HSL 288°, 9%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E6E2E7#E6E2E7
HEX#E6E2E7
RGBrgb(230, 226, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8863, 0.9059
RGB percentages90.2%, 88.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(288, 9.4%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 2.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,131,367
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#191D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E3E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.9Light grey · ΔE 6.5White smoke · ΔE 6.9Lavender blush · ΔE 6.9Ghost white · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E7E2
Analogous#E3E2E7, #E7E2E6
Triadic#E7E6E2, #E2E7E6
Split complementary#E6E7E2, #E2E7E4
Tetradic#E7E3E2, #E3E7E2, #E2E6E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#CEC6D0
Darker −20%#B6AAB9
Darker −30%#9E8EA2
Darker −40%#86738A
More saturated +25%#EADBEE
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R230
G226
B231
Red230 (90.2%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G E2 · B E7

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