#e6e2e8

Color #e6e2e8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-200 #e7e4e7 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e2e8

RGB

rgb(230, 226, 232)

HSL

hsl(280, 11.5%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 2.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(90.34, 2.42, -2.44)

LCH

lch(90.34, 3.44, 314.76)

OKLCH

oklch(91.8%, 0.0091, 314.56)

HWB

hwb(280, 88.6%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4e8e2

Analogous

#e3e2e8

#e6e2e8

#e8e2e7

Triadic

#e6e2e8

#e8e6e2

#e2e8e6

Split-complementary

#e6e2e8

#e7e8e2

#e2e8e3

Tetradic

#e6e2e8

#e8e2e4

#e4e8e2

#e2e8e6

Square

#e6e2e8

#e8e3e2

#e4e8e2

#e2e7e8

Shades

Color #e6e2e8 mixed toward black.

#c1b7c6

#9d8da4

#776580

#4f4455

#28222b

Tints

Color #e6e2e8 mixed toward white.

#eae7ec

#eeecf0

#f2f0f3

#f7f5f7

#fbfafb

Tones

Color #e6e2e8 mixed toward gray.

#e6e2e7

#e6e3e7

#e5e3e6

#e5e4e6

#e5e4e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#e5e5e6 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#e6e5e5 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e2e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e2e8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e6e2e8 (#e6e2e8) is rgb(230, 226, 232) in RGB.

No, #e6e2e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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