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Recognised as Colour

#E7DDED

  • #E7DDED
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E7DDED is a violet with RGB values 231, 221, 237 and HSL 278°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E7DDED#E7DDED
HEX#E7DDED
RGBrgb(231, 221, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8667, 0.9294
RGB percentages90.6%, 86.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(277.5, 30.8%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 6.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK2.5%, 6.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,629
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#182212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E7DFE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 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 text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.7Lavender blush · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.2Light grey · ΔE 10.3Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Alice blue · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EDDD
Analogous#DFDDED, #EDDDEB
Triadic#EDE7DD, #DDEDE7
Split complementary#EBEDDD, #DDEDDF
Tetradic#EDDFDD, #E3EDDD, #DDEBED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFF
Darker −10%#CFBCDB
Darker −20%#B89ACA
Darker −30%#A079B8
Darker −40%#8958A6
More saturated +25%#E9D7F3
Less saturated −25%#E5E4E7

Channel breakdown

R231
G221
B237
Red231 (90.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G DD · B ED

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