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Colour

#ECE9EE

  • #ECE9EE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#ECE9EE is a violet with RGB values 236, 233, 238 and HSL 276°, 13%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#ECE9EE#ECE9EE
HEX#ECE9EE
RGBrgb(236, 233, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9137, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.5%, 91.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(276, 12.8%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 2.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,382
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.46:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#131611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9EAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ECEAEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.8Ghost white · ΔE 5.3Lavender blush · ΔE 5.4Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7Alice blue · ΔE 6Snow · ΔE 6.5
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEEE9
Analogous#EAE9EE, #EEE9EE
Triadic#EEECE9, #E9EEEC
Split complementary#EEEEE9, #E9EEEA
Tetradic#EEEAE9, #EBEEE9, #E9EEEE

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%#D3CCD8
Darker −20%#BAAFC2
Darker −30%#A193AB
Darker −40%#897695
More saturated +25%#EDE4F3
Less saturated −25%#ECECEC

Channel breakdown

R236
G233
B238
Red236 (92.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G E9 · B EE

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