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Colour

#F2D8FF

  • #F2D8FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#F2D8FF is a violet with RGB values 242, 216, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F2D8FF#F2D8FF
HEX#F2D8FF
RGBrgb(242, 216, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8471, 1
RGB percentages94.9%, 84.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(280, 100%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 15.3%, 100%)
CMYK5.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,915,263
CSS custom property--colour: #F2D8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#0D2700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8E2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F1DCE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.7Lavender · ΔE 13.7Lavender blush · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Ghost white · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FFD8
Analogous#DFD8FF, #FFD8F9
Triadic#FFF2D8, #D8FFF2
Split complementary#F9FFD8, #D8FFDE
Tetradic#FFDED8, #E5FFD8, #D8F9FF

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%#E1A5FF
Darker −20%#D072FF
Darker −30%#BF3FFF
Darker −40%#AE0CFF
More saturated +25%#F2D8FF
Less saturated −25%#F0DDFA

Channel breakdown

R242
G216
B255
Red242 (94.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F2 · G D8 · B FF

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