Colour

#EED9EE

#EED9EE
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Lavender

#EED9EE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 217, 238 and HSL 300°, 38%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EED9EE#EED9EE

HEX#EED9EE

RGBrgb(238, 217, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.851, 0.9333

RGB percentages93.3%, 85.1%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(300, 38.2%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 8.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,653,358

CSS custom property--colour: #EED9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#112611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8DEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCE0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F0DBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 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 text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8 Thistle · ΔE 9.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 11.2 Misty rose · ΔE 13.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Ghost white · ΔE 13.8

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9EED9

Analogous#E3D9EE, #EED9E3

Triadic#EEEED9, #D9EEEE

Split complementary#E3EED9, #D9EEE3

Tetradic#EEE3D9, #D9EED9, #D9E3EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FEFCFE

Darker −10%#DEB6DE

Darker −20%#CE93CE

Darker −30%#BF6FBF

Darker −40%#AD4EAD

More saturated +25%#F5D2F5

Less saturated −25%#E7E0E7

Channel breakdown

R238

G217

B238

Red238 (93.3%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)38.18%

Lightness89.22%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR EE · G D9 · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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