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Recognised as Colour

#F2E2FD

  • #F2E2FD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F2E2FD is a violet with RGB values 242, 226, 253 and HSL 276°, 87%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F2E2FD#F2E2FD
HEX#F2E2FD
RGBrgb(242, 226, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8863, 0.9922
RGB percentages94.9%, 88.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(275.6, 87.1%, 93.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 10.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,917,821
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.07:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#0D1D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E5EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.7Lavender blush · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.3Ghost white · ΔE 13.3Alice blue · ΔE 14.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFDE2
Analogous#E4E2FD, #FDE2FB
Triadic#FDF2E2, #E2FDF2
Split complementary#FBFDE2, #E2FDE4
Tetradic#FDE4E2, #EDFDE2, #E2FBFD

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%#DDB2FA
Darker −20%#C783F6
Darker −30%#B253F3
Darker −40%#9C23F0
More saturated +25%#F2E0FF
Less saturated −25%#F1E6F9

Channel breakdown

R242
G226
B253
Red242 (94.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue275.56°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness93.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F2 · G E2 · B FD

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