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Recognised as Colour

#F0ECFA

  • #F0ECFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F0ECFA is a violet with RGB values 240, 236, 250 and HSL 257°, 58%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F0ECFA#F0ECFA
HEX#F0ECFA
RGBrgb(240, 236, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9255, 0.9804
RGB percentages94.1%, 92.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(257.1, 58.3%, 95.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 5.6%, 98%)
CMYK4%, 5.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,789,306
CSS custom property--colour: #F0ECFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.08:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#0F1305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEEFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#EEEEF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.1Ghost white · ΔE 5.4Lavender blush · ΔE 6.4Alice blue · ΔE 6.4White smoke · ΔE 7.8Snow · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.07, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FAEC
Analogous#ECEFFA, #F7ECFA
Triadic#FAF0EC, #ECFAF0
Split complementary#FAF7EC, #EFFAEC
Tetradic#FAECEF, #F6FAEC, #ECFAF7

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%#D0C4EF
Darker −20%#B09BE5
Darker −30%#9073DA
Darker −40%#714BCF
More saturated +25%#EFE9FD
Less saturated −25%#F1EFF7

Channel breakdown

R240
G236
B250
Red240 (94.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness95.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F0 · G EC · B FA

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