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Colour

#EFE9FA

  • #EFE9FA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EFE9FA is a violet with RGB values 239, 233, 250 and HSL 261°, 63%, 95%. 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

#EFE9FA#EFE9FA
HEX#EFE9FA
RGBrgb(239, 233, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9137, 0.9804
RGB percentages93.7%, 91.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(261.2, 63%, 94.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 6.8%, 98%)
CMYK4.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,002
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.71:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#101605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6EBFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7ECF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EDEBEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 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 text17.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 2.9Ghost white · ΔE 7.2Lavender blush · ΔE 7.5Alice blue · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 9.6Snow · ΔE 10.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 2.94, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FAE9
Analogous#E9EBFA, #F8E9FA
Triadic#FAEFE9, #E9FAEF
Split complementary#FAF8E9, #EBFAE9
Tetradic#FAE9EB, #F4FAE9, #E9FAF8

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%#D1BFF1
Darker −20%#B396E7
Darker −30%#946CDE
Darker −40%#7643D4
More saturated +25%#EEE6FD
Less saturated −25%#F0ECF7

Channel breakdown

R239
G233
B250
Red239 (93.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness94.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EF · G E9 · B FA

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