#e9e5ec

Color #e9e5ec

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e9e5ec

RGB

rgb(233, 229, 236)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 15.6%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(91.42, 2.6, -2.92)

LCH

lch(91.42, 3.91, 311.68)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.0103, 311.45)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 89.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ece5

Analogous

#e6e5ec

#e9e5ec

#ece5ec

Triadic

#e9e5ec

#ece9e5

#e5ece9

Split-complementary

#e9e5ec

#ecece5

#e5ece6

Tetradic

#e9e5ec

#ece5e8

#e8ece5

#e5ece9

Square

#e9e5ec

#ece6e5

#e8ece5

#e5ecec

Shades

Color #e9e5ec mixed toward black.

#c3b8cb

#9d8bab

#776286

#4f415a

#28212d

Tints

Color #e9e5ec mixed toward white.

#ede9ef

#f0eef2

#f4f2f6

#f8f6f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e9e5ec mixed toward gray.

#e9e6eb

#e9e7ea

#e9e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7ea · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e8e8ea · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e9e5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9e5ec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#e9e5ec (#e9e5ec) is rgb(233, 229, 236) in RGB.

No, #e9e5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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