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Recognised as Colour

#EDDEF6

  • #EDDEF6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDDEF6 is a violet with RGB values 237, 222, 246 and HSL 278°, 57%, 92%. 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

#EDDEF6#EDDEF6
HEX#EDDEF6
RGBrgb(237, 222, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8706, 0.9647
RGB percentages92.9%, 87.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(277.5, 57.1%, 91.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 9.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK3.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,110
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.38:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#122109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE2F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE4F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ECE1E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.9Thistle · ΔE 10.9Lavender blush · ΔE 11.4Ghost white · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8Alice blue · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F6DE
Analogous#E1DEF6, #F6DEF3
Triadic#F6EDDE, #DEF6ED
Split complementary#F3F6DE, #DEF6E1
Tetradic#F6E1DE, #E7F6DE, #DEF3F6

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%#D7B6EB
Darker −20%#C18EE0
Darker −30%#AB66D5
Darker −40%#963ECA
More saturated +25%#EED9FB
Less saturated −25%#ECE3F1

Channel breakdown

R237
G222
B246
Red237 (92.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness91.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G DE · B F6

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