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Colour

#E8DDEF

  • #E8DDEF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E8DDEF is a violet with RGB values 232, 221, 239 and HSL 277°, 36%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E8DDEF#E8DDEF
HEX#E8DDEF
RGBrgb(232, 221, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8667, 0.9373
RGB percentages91%, 86.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(276.7, 36%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 7.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 7.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,261,167
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#172210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E8DFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.6Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Ghost white · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EFDD
Analogous#DFDDEF, #EFDDED
Triadic#EFE8DD, #DDEFE8
Split complementary#EDEFDD, #DDEFDF
Tetradic#EFDFDD, #E4EFDD, #DDEDEF

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%#D1BADF
Darker −20%#B998CE
Darker −30%#A275BE
Darker −40%#8A52AE
More saturated +25%#E9D7F5
Less saturated −25%#E7E3E9

Channel breakdown

R232
G221
B239
Red232 (91%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G DD · B EF

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