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Recognised as Colour

#E9DDEC

  • #E9DDEC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E9DDEC is a violet with RGB values 233, 221, 236 and HSL 288°, 28%, 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

#E9DDEC#E9DDEC
HEX#E9DDEC
RGBrgb(233, 221, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8667, 0.9255
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(288, 28.3%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 6.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,700
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75093WCAG 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#162213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E9DEE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 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 5.4Lavender blush · ΔE 8.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.1Light grey · ΔE 10.2Ghost white · ΔE 10.3Alice blue · ΔE 11.3
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#E0ECDD
Analogous#E2DDEC, #ECDDE8
Triadic#ECE9DD, #DDECE9
Split complementary#E8ECDD, #DDECE2
Tetradic#ECE2DD, #E0ECDD, #DDE8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#D4BCDA
Darker −20%#BF9CC7
Darker −30%#A97BB5
Darker −40%#945BA2
More saturated +25%#EDD6F3
Less saturated −25%#E5E4E5

Channel breakdown

R233
G221
B236
Red233 (91.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G DD · B EC

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