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Recognised as Colour

#E8D7EF

  • #E8D7EF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E8D7EF is a violet with RGB values 232, 215, 239 and HSL 283°, 43%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E8D7EF#E8D7EF
HEX#E8D7EF
RGBrgb(232, 215, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8431, 0.9373
RGB percentages91%, 84.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(282.5, 42.9%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 10%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 10%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,259,631
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D7EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#172810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DCF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E8D9DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.5Thistle · ΔE 8.5Lavender blush · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14.4Ghost white · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEFD7
Analogous#DCD7EF, #EFD7EA
Triadic#EFE8D7, #D7EFE8
Split complementary#EAEFD7, #D7EFDC
Tetradic#EFDCD7, #DEEFD7, #D7EAEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFBFE
Darker −10%#D3B3E0
Darker −20%#BE8ED2
Darker −30%#A96AC3
Darker −40%#9347B3
More saturated +25%#EBD0F6
Less saturated −25%#E5DEE8

Channel breakdown

R232
G215
B239
Red232 (91%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue282.5°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G D7 · B EF

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