Recognised as Colour
#E7DBED
- #E7DBED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E7DBED is a violet with RGB values 231, 219, 237 and HSL 280°, 33%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E7DBED#E7DBED
HEX#E7DBED
RGBrgb(231, 219, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8588, 0.9294
RGB percentages90.6%, 85.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(280, 33.3%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 7.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,117
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DBED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73766WCAG 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#182412
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#E1EDDB
Analogous#DEDBED, #EDDBEA
Triadic#EDE7DB, #DBEDE7
Split complementary#EAEDDB, #DBEDDE
Tetradic#EDDEDB, #E1EDDB, #DBEAED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G219
B237
Red231 (90.6%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G DB · B ED
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