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Recognised as Colour

#EEDEF5

  • #EEDEF5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EEDEF5 is a violet with RGB values 238, 222, 245 and HSL 282°, 53%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EEDEF5#EEDEF5
HEX#EEDEF5
RGBrgb(238, 222, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8706, 0.9608
RGB percentages93.3%, 87.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(281.7, 53.5%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 9.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK2.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,654,645
CSS custom property--colour: #EEDEF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#11210A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE2F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE4F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EEE0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6Thistle · ΔE 10.9Lavender blush · ΔE 11Ghost white · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Alice blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F5DE
Analogous#E3DEF5, #F5DEF1
Triadic#F5EEDE, #DEF5EE
Split complementary#F1F5DE, #DEF5E3
Tetradic#F5E3DE, #E5F5DE, #DEF1F5

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%#DAB7E9
Darker −20%#C690DD
Darker −30%#B269D1
Darker −40%#9D41C6
More saturated +25%#F0D9FA
Less saturated −25%#ECE3F0

Channel breakdown

R238
G222
B245
Red238 (93.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G DE · B F5

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