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Recognised as Colour

#EDE5FF

  • #EDE5FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDE5FF is a violet with RGB values 237, 229, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDE5FF#EDE5FF
HEX#EDE5FF
RGBrgb(237, 229, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 1
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.5, 100%, 94.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 10.2%, 100%)
CMYK7.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,911
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.25:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#121A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EAE8EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 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 text17.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.2Ghost white · ΔE 11.7Lavender blush · ΔE 11.7Alice blue · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 13.7White smoke · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FFE5
Analogous#E5EAFF, #FAE5FF
Triadic#FFEDE5, #E5FFED
Split complementary#FFFAE5, #EAFFE5
Tetradic#FFE5EA, #F7FFE5, #E5FFFA

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%#CAB2FF
Darker −20%#A67FFF
Darker −30%#834CFF
Darker −40%#6019FF
More saturated +25%#EDE5FF
Less saturated −25%#EEE8FC

Channel breakdown

R237
G229
B255
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B FF

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