Recognised as Colour
#EED0F6
- #EED0F6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EED0F6 is a violet with RGB values 238, 208, 246 and HSL 287°, 68%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EED0F6#EED0F6
HEX#EED0F6
RGBrgb(238, 208, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8157, 0.9647
RGB percentages93.3%, 81.6%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(287.4, 67.9%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 15.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK3.3%, 15.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,651,062
CSS custom property--colour: #EED0F6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#112F09
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8F6D0
Analogous#DBD0F6, #F6D0EB
Triadic#F6EED0, #D0F6EE
Split complementary#EBF6D0, #D0F6DB
Tetradic#F6DBD0, #D8F6D0, #D0EBF6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G208
B246
Red238 (93.3%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G D0 · B F6
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