Recognised as Colour

#E7DFF6

#E7DFF6
Violet
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#E7DFF6 is a violet with RGB values 231, 223, 246 and HSL 261°, 56%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

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HEX#E7DFF6

RGBrgb(231, 223, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8745, 0.9647

RGB percentages90.6%, 87.5%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(260.9, 56.1%, 92%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 9.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK6.1%, 9.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,196,150

CSS custom property--colour: #E7DFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#182009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBE2F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCE2F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E5E2E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 11.4 Ghost white · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 11.8 Alice blue · ΔE 12.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EEF6DF

Analogous#DFE3F6, #F3DFF6

Triadic#F6E7DF, #DFF6E7

Split complementary#F6F3DF, #E3F6DF

Tetradic#F6DFE3, #EEF6DF, #DFF6F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#C9B7EB

Darker −20%#AB8FE0

Darker −30%#8D68D4

Darker −40%#7040C9

More saturated +25%#E5DAFB

Less saturated −25%#E9E4F1

Channel breakdown

R231

G223

B246

Red231 (90.6%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue260.87°

Saturation (HSL)56.1%

Lightness91.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E7 · G DF · B F6

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