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Colour

#E9E5FF

  • #E9E5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E9E5FF is a blue with RGB values 233, 229, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E9E5FF#E9E5FF
HEX#E9E5FF
RGBrgb(233, 229, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.898, 1
RGB percentages91.4%, 89.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.2, 100%, 94.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 10.2%, 100%)
CMYK8.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,328,767
CSS custom property--colour: #E9E5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.12:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#161A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5E9EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.4Ghost white · ΔE 11.6Alice blue · ΔE 12Lavender blush · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.44, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFFE5
Analogous#E5EEFF, #F6E5FF
Triadic#FFE9E5, #E5FFE9
Split complementary#FFF6E5, #EEFFE5
Tetradic#FFE5EE, #FBFFE5, #E5FFF6

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%#BEB2FF
Darker −20%#937FFF
Darker −30%#684CFF
Darker −40%#3C19FF
More saturated +25%#E9E5FF
Less saturated −25%#EBE8FC

Channel breakdown

R233
G229
B255
Red233 (91.4%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G E5 · B FF

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