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Colour

#E8E1EF

  • #E8E1EF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E8E1EF is a violet with RGB values 232, 225, 239 and HSL 270°, 30%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E8E1EF#E8E1EF
HEX#E8E1EF
RGBrgb(232, 225, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8824, 0.9373
RGB percentages91%, 88.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(270, 30.4%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 5.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,262,191
CSS custom property--colour: #E8E1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#171E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE3F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E4EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1Lavender blush · ΔE 7.8Gainsboro · ΔE 8.2Ghost white · ΔE 8.6Alice blue · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EFE1
Analogous#E1E1EF, #EFE1EF
Triadic#EFE8E1, #E1EFE8
Split complementary#EFEFE1, #E1EFE1
Tetradic#EFE1E1, #E8EFE1, #E1EFEF

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%#CFC0DD
Darker −20%#B59ECC
Darker −30%#9C7DBA
Darker −40%#825CA8
More saturated +25%#E8DBF5
Less saturated −25%#E8E7E9

Channel breakdown

R232
G225
B239
Red232 (91%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G E1 · B EF

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