#e8e5eb

Color #e8e5eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e8e5eb

RGB

rgb(232, 229, 235)

HSL

hsl(270, 13%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.32, 2.08, -2.55)

LCH

lch(91.32, 3.29, 309.2)

OKLCH

oklch(92.6%, 0.0087, 308.45)

HWB

hwb(270, 89.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ebe5

Analogous

#e5e5eb

#e8e5eb

#ebe5eb

Triadic

#e8e5eb

#ebe8e5

#e5ebe8

Split-complementary

#e8e5eb

#ebebe5

#e5ebe5

Tetradic

#e8e5eb

#ebe5e8

#e8ebe5

#e5ebe8

Square

#e8e5eb

#ebe5e5

#e8ebe5

#e5ebeb

Shades

Color #e8e5eb mixed toward black.

#c1b9c9

#9b8ea8

#746583

#4d4357

#27222c

Tints

Color #e8e5eb mixed toward white.

#ece9ee

#f0eef2

#f4f2f5

#f7f6f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e8e5eb mixed toward gray.

#e8e6eb

#e8e6ea

#e8e7ea

#e8e7e9

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7ea · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#e7e7e9 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8e5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8e5eb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#e8e5eb (#e8e5eb) is rgb(232, 229, 235) in RGB.

No, #e8e5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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