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Recognised as Colour

#EED7FA

  • #EED7FA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#EED7FA is a violet with RGB values 238, 215, 250 and HSL 279°, 78%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#EED7FA#EED7FA
HEX#EED7FA
RGBrgb(238, 215, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8431, 0.9804
RGB percentages93.3%, 84.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(279.4, 77.8%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 14%, 98%)
CMYK4.8%, 14%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,652,858
CSS custom property--colour: #EED7FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.74:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#112805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DEFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7E0F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EDDBE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10Lavender · ΔE 11.8Lavender blush · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Ghost white · ΔE 19.1Gainsboro · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FAD7
Analogous#DDD7FA, #FAD7F4
Triadic#FAEED7, #D7FAEE
Split complementary#F4FAD7, #D7FADD
Tetradic#FADDD7, #E3FAD7, #D7F4FA

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%#DBAAF4
Darker −20%#C77CEF
Darker −30%#B44FE9
Darker −40%#A122E3
More saturated +25%#F0D2FF
Less saturated −25%#ECDDF4

Channel breakdown

R238
G215
B250
Red238 (93.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G D7 · B FA

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