#e3e1e6

Color #e3e1e6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e3e1e6

RGB

rgb(227, 225, 230)

HSL

hsl(264, 9.1%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 2.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(89.81, 1.57, -2.2)

LCH

lch(89.81, 2.7, 305.51)

OKLCH

oklch(91.3%, 0.007, 304.59)

HWB

hwb(264, 88.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4e6e1

Analogous

#e1e1e6

#e3e1e6

#e5e1e6

Triadic

#e3e1e6

#e6e3e1

#e1e6e3

Split-complementary

#e3e1e6

#e6e5e1

#e1e6e1

Tetradic

#e3e1e6

#e6e1e4

#e4e6e1

#e1e6e3

Square

#e3e1e6

#e6e1e1

#e4e6e1

#e1e6e5

Shades

Color #e3e1e6 mixed toward black.

#bcb8c4

#968ea1

#70677c

#4a4553

#252229

Tints

Color #e3e1e6 mixed toward white.

#e8e6ea

#ecebee

#f1f0f2

#f6f5f7

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e3e1e6 mixed toward gray.

#e3e1e6

#e3e2e5

#e3e3e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2e5 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#e2e2e5 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#e3e4e4 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e3e1e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3e1e6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#e3e1e6 (#e3e1e6) is rgb(227, 225, 230) in RGB.

No, #e3e1e6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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