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Colour

#EEE5F8

  • #EEE5F8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EEE5F8 is a violet with RGB values 238, 229, 248 and HSL 268°, 58%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EEE5F8#EEE5F8
HEX#EEE5F8
RGBrgb(238, 229, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.898, 0.9725
RGB percentages93.3%, 89.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(268.4, 57.6%, 93.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 7.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK4%, 7.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,656,440
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE5F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.2:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#111A07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E8F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E9F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE7EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 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 text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.2Lavender blush · ΔE 8.5Ghost white · ΔE 9Alice blue · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2White smoke · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.16, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF8E5
Analogous#E5E6F8, #F8E5F8
Triadic#F8EEE5, #E5F8EE
Split complementary#F8F8E5, #E6F8E5
Tetradic#F8E5E6, #EFF8E5, #E5F8F8

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%#D4BDED
Darker −20%#B995E2
Darker −30%#9F6CD8
Darker −40%#8544CD
More saturated +25%#EEE1FC
Less saturated −25%#EEE9F4

Channel breakdown

R238
G229
B248
Red238 (93.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness93.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G E5 · B F8

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