Colour
#E6D9F2
- #E6D9F2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#E6D9F2 is a violet with RGB values 230, 217, 242 and HSL 271°, 49%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#E6D9F2#E6D9F2
HEX#E6D9F2
RGBrgb(230, 217, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.851, 0.949
RGB percentages90.2%, 85.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(271.2, 49%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 10.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK5%, 10.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,129,074
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D9F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#19260D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5F2D9
Analogous#D9D9F2, #F2D9F1
Triadic#F2E6D9, #D9F2E6
Split complementary#F1F2D9, #D9F2DA
Tetradic#F2DAD9, #E5F2D9, #D9F1F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G217
B242
Red230 (90.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G D9 · B F2
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