#e8e4ea

Color #e8e4ea

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e8e4ea

RGB

rgb(232, 228, 234)

HSL

hsl(280, 12.5%, 90.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 2.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(91.05, 2.42, -2.44)

LCH

lch(91.05, 3.44, 314.76)

OKLCH

oklch(92.4%, 0.0091, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 89.4%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6eae4

Analogous

#e5e4ea

#e8e4ea

#eae4e9

Triadic

#e8e4ea

#eae8e4

#e4eae8

Split-complementary

#e8e4ea

#e9eae4

#e4eae5

Tetradic

#e8e4ea

#eae4e6

#e6eae4

#e4eae8

Square

#e8e4ea

#eae5e4

#e6eae4

#e4e9ea

Shades

Color #e8e4ea mixed toward black.

#c3b9c8

#9e8da7

#786582

#504357

#28222b

Tints

Color #e8e4ea mixed toward white.

#ece9ee

#f0edf1

#f4f2f5

#f7f6f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e8e4ea mixed toward gray.

#e8e5ea

#e8e5e9

#e8e6e9

#e7e6e8

#e7e7e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6e9 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#e7e7e8 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#e8e7e7 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8e4ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8e4ea]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e8e4ea (#e8e4ea) is rgb(232, 228, 234) in RGB.

No, #e8e4ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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