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Recognised as Colour

#E7E2E7

  • #E7E2E7
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E7E2E7 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 226, 231 and HSL 300°, 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

#E7E2E7#E7E2E7
HEX#E7E2E7
RGBrgb(231, 226, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8863, 0.9059
RGB percentages90.6%, 88.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(300, 9.4%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,196,903
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77151WCAG 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 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#181D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E2E4no 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 text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.1Light grey · ΔE 6.6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.7White smoke · ΔE 6.9Ghost white · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.11, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E7E2
Analogous#E4E2E7, #E7E2E4
Triadic#E7E7E2, #E2E7E7
Split complementary#E4E7E2, #E2E7E4
Tetradic#E7E4E2, #E2E7E2, #E2E4E7

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%#D0C6D0
Darker −20%#B9AAB9
Darker −30%#A28EA2
Darker −40%#8A738A
More saturated +25%#EEDBEE
Less saturated −25%#E4E4E4

Channel breakdown

R231
G226
B231
Red231 (90.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E7 · G E2 · B E7

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