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Recognised as Colour

#E6E0FA

  • #E6E0FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#E6E0FA is a blue with RGB values 230, 224, 250 and HSL 254°, 72%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#E6E0FA#E6E0FA
HEX#E6E0FA
RGBrgb(230, 224, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8784, 0.9804
RGB percentages90.2%, 87.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(253.8, 72.2%, 92.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 10.4%, 98%)
CMYK8%, 10.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,130,874
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.41:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#191F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#E3E4E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1Thistle · ΔE 12.4Ghost white · ΔE 12.6Lavender blush · ΔE 12.7Alice blue · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.11, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FAE0
Analogous#E0E7FA, #F3E0FA
Triadic#FAE6E0, #E0FAE6
Split complementary#FAF3E0, #E7FAE0
Tetradic#FAE0E7, #F4FAE0, #E0FAF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#C3B4F3
Darker −20%#9F88EC
Darker −30%#7C5CE5
Darker −40%#5830DE
More saturated +25%#E4DBFF
Less saturated −25%#E8E4F6

Channel breakdown

R230
G224
B250
Red230 (90.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness92.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G E0 · B FA

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