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Recognised as Colour

#EDE5FC

  • #EDE5FC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDE5FC is a violet with RGB values 237, 229, 252 and HSL 261°, 79%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDE5FC#EDE5FC
HEX#EDE5FC
RGBrgb(237, 229, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.9882
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(260.9, 79.3%, 94.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 9.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK6%, 9.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,908
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.21:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#121A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE8ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.2Lavender blush · ΔE 10.4Ghost white · ΔE 10.4Alice blue · ΔE 11.3White smoke · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.22, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FCE5
Analogous#E5E9FC, #F8E5FC
Triadic#FCEDE5, #E5FCED
Split complementary#FCF9E5, #E8FCE5
Tetradic#FCE5E9, #F4FCE5, #E5FCF8

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%#CDB7F7
Darker −20%#AE8AF1
Darker −30%#8E5CEC
Darker −40%#6E2EE7
More saturated +25%#ECE2FF
Less saturated −25%#EEE9F8

Channel breakdown

R237
G229
B252
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue260.87°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness94.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B FC

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