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Recognised as Colour

#EFE9F8

  • #EFE9F8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EFE9F8 is a violet with RGB values 239, 233, 248 and HSL 264°, 52%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EFE9F8#EFE9F8
HEX#EFE9F8
RGBrgb(239, 233, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9137, 0.9725
RGB percentages93.7%, 91.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(264, 51.7%, 94.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 6%, 97.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,000
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE9F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#101607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EBF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8EBF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEEBEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 3.6Ghost white · ΔE 6.5Lavender blush · ΔE 6.7Alice blue · ΔE 7.6White smoke · ΔE 8.7Snow · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 3.56, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2F8E9
Analogous#E9EBF8, #F7E9F8
Triadic#F8EFE9, #E9F8EF
Split complementary#F8F7E9, #EBF8E9
Tetradic#F8E9EB, #F2F8E9, #E9F8F7

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%#D3C2EC
Darker −20%#B79CDF
Darker −30%#9B75D3
Darker −40%#7E4EC7
More saturated +25%#EEE5FC
Less saturated −25%#F0EDF4

Channel breakdown

R239
G233
B248
Red239 (93.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness94.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EF · G E9 · B F8

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