#e6e2e9

Color #e6e2e9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e2e9

RGB

rgb(230, 226, 233)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 13.7%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(90.37, 2.6, -2.93)

LCH

lch(90.37, 3.92, 311.58)

OKLCH

oklch(91.8%, 0.0103, 311.08)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 88.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5e9e2

Analogous

#e3e2e9

#e6e2e9

#e9e2e8

Triadic

#e6e2e9

#e9e6e2

#e2e9e6

Split-complementary

#e6e2e9

#e8e9e2

#e2e9e3

Tetradic

#e6e2e9

#e9e2e5

#e5e9e2

#e2e9e6

Square

#e6e2e9

#e9e3e2

#e5e9e2

#e2e8e9

Shades

Color #e6e2e9 mixed toward black.

#c1b7c8

#9b8ba7

#756382

#4e4257

#27212b

Tints

Color #e6e2e9 mixed toward white.

#eae7ed

#eeecf0

#f3f1f4

#f7f5f8

#fbfafb

Tones

Color #e6e2e9 mixed toward gray.

#e6e3e8

#e6e4e7

#e6e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e7 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e5e5e7 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e2e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e2e9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#e6e2e9 (#e6e2e9) is rgb(230, 226, 233) in RGB.

No, #e6e2e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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