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Recognised as Colour

#E7E5F0

  • #E7E5F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E7E5F0 is a blue with RGB values 231, 229, 240 and HSL 251°, 27%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E7E5F0#E7E5F0
HEX#E7E5F0
RGBrgb(231, 229, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.898, 0.9412
RGB percentages90.6%, 89.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(250.9, 26.8%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 4.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,197,680
CSS custom property--colour: #E7E5F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#181A0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E5E7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.7Ghost white · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 6.8Alice blue · ΔE 7.1Lavender blush · ΔE 7.3White smoke · ΔE 7.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEF0E5
Analogous#E5E9F0, #EDE5F0
Triadic#F0E7E5, #E5F0E7
Split complementary#F0EDE5, #E9F0E5
Tetradic#F0E5E9, #EEF0E5, #E5F0ED

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%#C9C5DD
Darker −20%#ABA4CB
Darker −30%#8D84B8
Darker −40%#7064A5
More saturated +25%#E4E0F5
Less saturated −25%#EAEAEB

Channel breakdown

R231
G229
B240
Red231 (90.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G E5 · B F0

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