#e4e2e5

Color #e4e2e5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 2.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e2e5

RGB

rgb(228, 226, 229)

HSL

hsl(280, 5.5%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(90.11, 1.21, -1.22)

LCH

lch(90.11, 1.72, 314.76)

OKLCH

oklch(91.5%, 0.0045, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 88.6%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3e5e2

Analogous

#e2e2e5

#e4e2e5

#e5e2e4

Triadic

#e4e2e5

#e5e4e2

#e2e5e4

Split-complementary

#e4e2e5

#e4e5e2

#e2e5e2

Tetradic

#e4e2e5

#e5e2e3

#e3e5e2

#e2e5e4

Square

#e4e2e5

#e5e2e2

#e3e5e2

#e2e4e5

Shades

Color #e4e2e5 mixed toward black.

#bfbac1

#9a929d

#746b78

#4d4850

#272428

Tints

Color #e4e2e5 mixed toward white.

#e8e7e9

#edecee

#f1f0f2

#f6f5f6

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e4e2e5 mixed toward gray.

#e4e2e5

#e4e2e4

#e4e3e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3e4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#e3e3e4 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e2e5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e4e2e5 (#e4e2e5) is rgb(228, 226, 229) in RGB.

No, #e4e2e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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