Recognised as Colour

#F2DAFA

#F2DAFA
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#F2DAFA is a violet with RGB values 242, 218, 250 and HSL 285°, 76%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F2DAFA#F2DAFA

HEX#F2DAFA

RGBrgb(242, 218, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8549, 0.9804

RGB percentages94.9%, 85.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(285, 76.2%, 91.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 12.8%, 98%)

CMYK3.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,915,770

CSS custom property--colour: #F2DAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.18:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#0D2505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7E0FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBE3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F2DDE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Lavender · ΔE 10.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.7 Ghost white · ΔE 17.5 Misty rose · ΔE 18.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2FADA

Analogous#E2DAFA, #FADAF2

Triadic#FAF2DA, #DAFAF2

Split complementary#F2FADA, #DAFAE2

Tetradic#FAE2DA, #E2FADA, #DAF2FA

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%#E2ADF4

Darker −20%#D280EE

Darker −30%#C353E8

Darker −40%#B326E2

More saturated +25%#F4D5FF

Less saturated −25%#EFDFF5

Channel breakdown

R242

G218

B250

Red242 (94.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)76.19%

Lightness91.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR F2 · G DA · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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