#e7e5eb

Color #e7e5eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e7e5eb

RGB

rgb(231, 229, 235)

HSL

hsl(260, 13%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 2.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.25, 1.75, -2.67)

LCH

lch(91.25, 3.19, 303.24)

OKLCH

oklch(92.5%, 0.0083, 301.2)

HWB

hwb(260, 89.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ebe5

Analogous

#e5e6eb

#e7e5eb

#eae5eb

Triadic

#e7e5eb

#ebe7e5

#e5ebe7

Split-complementary

#e7e5eb

#ebeae5

#e6ebe5

Tetradic

#e7e5eb

#ebe5e9

#e9ebe5

#e5ebe7

Square

#e7e5eb

#ebe5e6

#e9ebe5

#e5ebea

Shades

Color #e7e5eb mixed toward black.

#bfb9c9

#968ea8

#6f6583

#4a4357

#25222c

Tints

Color #e7e5eb mixed toward white.

#ebe9ee

#efeef2

#f3f2f5

#f7f6f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e7e5eb mixed toward gray.

#e7e6eb

#e7e6ea

#e8e7ea

#e8e7e9

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6ea · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e6e9 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#e7e8e8 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e7e5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e7e5eb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#e7e5eb (#e7e5eb) is rgb(231, 229, 235) in RGB.

No, #e7e5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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