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Colour

#E7E2FF

  • #E7E2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E7E2FF is a blue with RGB values 231, 226, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E7E2FF#E7E2FF
HEX#E7E2FF
RGBrgb(231, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages90.6%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.3, 100%, 94.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 11.4%, 100%)
CMYK9.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,196,927
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#181D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E3E6EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.1Thistle · ΔE 13.3Ghost white · ΔE 13.4Lavender blush · ΔE 13.8Alice blue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFFE2
Analogous#E2EBFF, #F6E2FF
Triadic#FFE7E2, #E2FFE7
Split complementary#FFF6E2, #EBFFE2
Tetradic#FFE2EB, #FAFFE2, #E2FFF6

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%#BDAFFF
Darker −20%#937CFF
Darker −30%#6849FF
Darker −40%#3E16FF
More saturated +25%#E7E2FF
Less saturated −25%#E9E6FB

Channel breakdown

R231
G226
B255
Red231 (90.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G E2 · B FF

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