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Colour

#E8D0EE

  • #E8D0EE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#E8D0EE is a violet with RGB values 232, 208, 238 and HSL 288°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#E8D0EE#E8D0EE
HEX#E8D0EE
RGBrgb(232, 208, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8157, 0.9333
RGB percentages91%, 81.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(288, 46.9%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 12.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,838
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#172F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 11.5Lavender blush · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 18Light grey · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EED0
Analogous#D9D0EE, #EED0E5
Triadic#EEE8D0, #D0EEE8
Split complementary#E5EED0, #D0EED9
Tetradic#EED9D0, #D6EED0, #D0E5EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF5FC
Darker −10%#D6ABE0
Darker −20%#C385D3
Darker −30%#B160C5
Darker −40%#9B40B2
More saturated +25%#EDC8F6
Less saturated −25%#E3D8E6

Channel breakdown

R232
G208
B238
Red232 (91%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)46.88%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G D0 · B EE

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