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Recognised as Colour

#ECDDF4

  • #ECDDF4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#ECDDF4 is a violet with RGB values 236, 221, 244 and HSL 279°, 51%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#ECDDF4#ECDDF4
HEX#ECDDF4
RGBrgb(236, 221, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.9569
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(279.1, 51.1%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 9.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK3.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,316
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDDF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#13220B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE1F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE2F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ECDFE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.8Thistle · ΔE 10.6Lavender blush · ΔE 11.2Ghost white · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3Alice blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F4DD
Analogous#E1DDF4, #F4DDF1
Triadic#F4ECDD, #DDF4EC
Split complementary#F1F4DD, #DDF4E1
Tetradic#F4E1DD, #E5F4DD, #DDF1F4

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%#D6B6E8
Darker −20%#C190DB
Darker −30%#AB69CF
Darker −40%#9643C2
More saturated +25%#EED7FA
Less saturated −25%#EAE3EE

Channel breakdown

R236
G221
B244
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue279.13°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B F4

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