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Recognised as Colour

#F2E1FA

  • #F2E1FA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F2E1FA is a violet with RGB values 242, 225, 250 and HSL 281°, 71%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F2E1FA#F2E1FA
HEX#F2E1FA
RGBrgb(242, 225, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8824, 0.9804
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(280.8, 71.4%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 10%, 98%)
CMYK3.2%, 10%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,562
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E1FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.93:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#0D1E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE6FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E4E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.5Lavender blush · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 11.9Ghost white · ΔE 12.8Alice blue · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FAE1
Analogous#E5E1FA, #FAE1F6
Triadic#FAF2E1, #E1FAF2
Split complementary#F6FAE1, #E1FAE5
Tetradic#FAE5E1, #E9FAE1, #E1F6FA

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%#DFB5F3
Darker −20%#CC8AEB
Darker −30%#B95EE4
Darker −40%#A632DD
More saturated +25%#F4DDFE
Less saturated −25%#F0E5F6

Channel breakdown

R242
G225
B250
Red242 (94.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F2 · G E1 · B FA

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