#e9e7eb

Color #e9e7eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e9e7eb

RGB

rgb(233, 231, 235)

HSL

hsl(270, 9.1%, 91.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.9, 1.38, -1.7)

LCH

lch(91.9, 2.19, 309.07)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.0058, 308.66)

HWB

hwb(270, 90.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ebe7

Analogous

#e7e7eb

#e9e7eb

#ebe7eb

Triadic

#e9e7eb

#ebe9e7

#e7ebe9

Split-complementary

#e9e7eb

#ebebe7

#e7ebe7

Tetradic

#e9e7eb

#ebe7e9

#e9ebe7

#e7ebe9

Square

#e9e7eb

#ebe7e7

#e9ebe7

#e7ebeb

Shades

Color #e9e7eb mixed toward black.

#c2bdc8

#9b92a4

#756a7f

#4e4755

#27232a

Tints

Color #e9e7eb mixed toward white.

#edebee

#f0eff2

#f4f3f5

#f8f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e9e7eb mixed toward gray.

#e9e7eb

#e9e8ea

#e9e9e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e8ea · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#e8e8ea · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9e7eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9e7eb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#e9e7eb (#e9e7eb) is rgb(233, 231, 235) in RGB.

No, #e9e7eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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