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Recognised as Colour

#ECDEF0

  • #ECDEF0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#ECDEF0 is a violet with RGB values 236, 222, 240 and HSL 287°, 37%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#ECDEF0#ECDEF0
HEX#ECDEF0
RGBrgb(236, 222, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8706, 0.9412
RGB percentages92.5%, 87.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(286.7, 37.5%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 7.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK1.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,568
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDEF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#13210F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE3EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ECE0E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.3Lavender blush · ΔE 9.1Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Ghost white · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F0DE
Analogous#E3DEF0, #F0DEEB
Triadic#F0ECDE, #DEF0EC
Split complementary#EBF0DE, #DEF0E3
Tetradic#F0E3DE, #E2F0DE, #DEEBF0

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%#D8BBE0
Darker −20%#C498D0
Darker −30%#AF75C0
Darker −40%#9B52B0
More saturated +25%#EFD8F6
Less saturated −25%#E9E4EA

Channel breakdown

R236
G222
B240
Red236 (92.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G DE · B F0

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