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Recognised as Colour

#F0ECF6

  • #F0ECF6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#F0ECF6 is a violet with RGB values 240, 236, 246 and HSL 264°, 36%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#F0ECF6#F0ECF6
HEX#F0ECF6
RGBrgb(240, 236, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9255, 0.9647
RGB percentages94.1%, 92.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(264, 35.7%, 94.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 4.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK2.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,789,302
CSS custom property--colour: #F0ECF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.03:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#0F1309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBEDF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBEEF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EFEDEFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 4.4Lavender blush · ΔE 5.1Alice blue · ΔE 5.5Lavender · ΔE 5.8White smoke · ΔE 5.9Snow · ΔE 7
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2F6EC
Analogous#ECEDF6, #F5ECF6
Triadic#F6F0EC, #ECF6F0
Split complementary#F6F5EC, #EDF6EC
Tetradic#F6ECED, #F2F6EC, #ECF6F5

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%#D5C9E6
Darker −20%#B9A7D5
Darker −30%#9E84C5
Darker −40%#8362B4
More saturated +25%#EFE8F9
Less saturated −25%#F1EFF2

Channel breakdown

R240
G236
B246
Red240 (94.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness94.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F0 · G EC · B F6

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