#e5e3e8

Color #e5e3e8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e3e8

RGB

rgb(229, 227, 232)

HSL

hsl(264, 9.8%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 2.2%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(90.52, 1.57, -2.19)

LCH

lch(90.52, 2.69, 305.64)

OKLCH

oklch(91.9%, 0.007, 304.59)

HWB

hwb(264, 89%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6e8e3

Analogous

#e3e4e8

#e5e3e8

#e7e3e8

Triadic

#e5e3e8

#e8e5e3

#e3e8e5

Split-complementary

#e5e3e8

#e8e7e3

#e4e8e3

Tetradic

#e5e3e8

#e8e3e6

#e6e8e3

#e3e8e5

Square

#e5e3e8

#e8e3e4

#e6e8e3

#e3e8e7

Shades

Color #e5e3e8 mixed toward black.

#beb9c5

#978fa3

#71687e

#4b4554

#26232a

Tints

Color #e5e3e8 mixed toward white.

#e9e8ec

#eeecf0

#f2f1f3

#f6f6f7

#fbfafb

Tones

Color #e5e3e8 mixed toward gray.

#e5e3e8

#e5e4e7

#e5e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e7 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#e4e4e7 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#e5e6e6 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e3e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e3e8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#e5e3e8 (#e5e3e8) is rgb(229, 227, 232) in RGB.

No, #e5e3e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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