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Colour

#ECE9F6

  • #ECE9F6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#ECE9F6 is a blue with RGB values 236, 233, 246 and HSL 254°, 42%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#ECE9F6#ECE9F6
HEX#ECE9F6
RGBrgb(236, 233, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9137, 0.9647
RGB percentages92.5%, 91.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(253.8, 41.9%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 5.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK4.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,390
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE9F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.55:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#131609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EBF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7EAF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EAEBEDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.9Ghost white · ΔE 5.9Alice blue · ΔE 6.6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.7White smoke · ΔE 7.7Gainsboro · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.91, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F6E9
Analogous#E9ECF6, #F3E9F6
Triadic#F6ECE9, #E9F6EC
Split complementary#F6F3E9, #ECF6E9
Tetradic#F6E9EC, #F3F6E9, #E9F6F3

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%#CDC5E7
Darker −20%#ADA1D8
Darker −30%#8E7CCA
Darker −40%#6F58BB
More saturated +25%#EAE5FA
Less saturated −25%#EEEDF2

Channel breakdown

R236
G233
B246
Red236 (92.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G E9 · B F6

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