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Colour

#E9DCF3

  • #E9DCF3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E9DCF3 is a violet with RGB values 233, 220, 243 and HSL 274°, 49%, 91%. 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

#E9DCF3#E9DCF3
HEX#E9DCF3
RGBrgb(233, 220, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8627, 0.9529
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(273.9, 48.9%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 9.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,451
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DCF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#16230C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9E0F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE1F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E8DFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 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 text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.4Thistle · ΔE 10.4Lavender blush · ΔE 11.5Ghost white · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13Alice blue · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F3DC
Analogous#DEDCF3, #F3DCF2
Triadic#F3E9DC, #DCF3E9
Split complementary#F2F3DC, #DCF3DE
Tetradic#F3DEDC, #E6F3DC, #DCF2F3

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%#D1B6E6
Darker −20%#B990D9
Darker −30%#A16ACC
Darker −40%#8A44BF
More saturated +25%#EAD6F9
Less saturated −25%#E8E2ED

Channel breakdown

R233
G220
B243
Red233 (91.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G DC · B F3

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