Recognised as Colour
#E8D8EE
- #E8D8EE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E8D8EE is a violet with RGB values 232, 216, 238 and HSL 284°, 39%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E8D8EE#E8D8EE
HEX#E8D8EE
RGBrgb(232, 216, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8471, 0.9333
RGB percentages91%, 84.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(283.6, 39.3%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 9.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK2.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,259,886
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D8EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#172711
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEEED8
Analogous#DDD8EE, #EED8E9
Triadic#EEE8D8, #D8EEE8
Split complementary#E9EED8, #D8EEDD
Tetradic#EEDDD8, #DEEED8, #D8E9EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G216
B238
Red232 (91%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G D8 · B EE
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