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Colour

#EEE8FF

  • #EEE8FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EEE8FF is a violet with RGB values 238, 232, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EEE8FF#EEE8FF
HEX#EEE8FF
RGBrgb(238, 232, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.9098, 1
RGB percentages93.3%, 91%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.7, 100%, 95.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 9%, 100%)
CMYK6.7%, 9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,657,215
CSS custom property--colour: #EEE8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#111700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4EBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5EBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EBEBEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.9Ghost white · ΔE 9.8Lavender blush · ΔE 10.2Alice blue · ΔE 10.5White smoke · ΔE 12.6Snow · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.87, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FFE8
Analogous#E8EDFF, #FAE8FF
Triadic#FFEEE8, #E8FFEE
Split complementary#FFFAE8, #EDFFE8
Tetradic#FFE8ED, #F9FFE8, #E8FFFA

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%#C8B5FF
Darker −20%#A382FF
Darker −30%#7D4FFF
Darker −40%#571CFF
More saturated +25%#EEE8FF
Less saturated −25%#EFEBFC

Channel breakdown

R238
G232
B255
Red238 (93.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness95.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G E8 · B FF

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