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Recognised as Colour

#E7E0EE

  • #E7E0EE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E7E0EE is a violet with RGB values 231, 224, 238 and HSL 270°, 29%, 91%. 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

#E7E0EE#E7E0EE
HEX#E7E0EE
RGBrgb(231, 224, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8784, 0.9333
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(270, 29.2%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 5.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,196,398
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.29:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#181F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE3EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E6E2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.3Gainsboro · ΔE 8.1Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1Ghost white · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.5Alice blue · ΔE 9.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.26, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EEE0
Analogous#E0E0EE, #EEE0EE
Triadic#EEE7E0, #E0EEE7
Split complementary#EEEEE0, #E0EEE0
Tetradic#EEE0E0, #E7EEE0, #E0EEEE

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%#CEBFDC
Darker −20%#B49ECA
Darker −30%#9B7DB8
Darker −40%#815CA6
More saturated +25%#E7DAF4
Less saturated −25%#E7E6E8

Channel breakdown

R231
G224
B238
Red231 (90.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)29.17%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G E0 · B EE

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